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New ‘Waters of the United States’ rule rushed out ahead of SCOTUS ruling in Sackett v. EPA 

By Dan Flynn on January 3, 2023

The EPA and the Army, the federal agencies involved in the Clean Water Act, handed down new definitive language for “water of the United States” (WOTUS) in the form of an administrative rule on the…

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EPA likely will have to speak up on CAFOs

By Dan Flynn on October 27, 2022

They’ve many years invested and their latest legal arguments ran 198 pages, but Food and Water Watch and their many allies wanted something pretty simple.

They wanted the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth…

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The pressure put on EPA over ‘factory farms’

By Dan Flynn on July 21, 2022

A letter sent Tuesday to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan urges him to unleash EPA’s powers on so-called “factory farms.” The letter is signed by 218 known and unknown groups.

The many groups want…

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Pressure builds on EPA to suspend its rulemaking until court hears water case

By Dan Flynn on February 18, 2022

EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan says he wants a “durable definition” for the “Waters of the United States” known as WOTUS.  In November 2021, Regan floated a rulemaking process to do just that, and the…
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Injunction sought against EPA regarding ban on farm pesticide chlorpyrifos

By News Desk on February 15, 2022

If you’ve  ever  had to “walk the beans,”  you probably appreciate the use of  the farm pesticide chlorpyrifos, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last August said it will ban growers from using  around food

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FDA addresses enforcement of ban on pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos

By News Desk on February 10, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a guidance document titled Questions and Answers Regarding Channels of Trade Policy for Human Food Commodities with Chlorpyrifos Residues: Guidance for Industry. 

Chlorpyrifos was patented in…
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FDA pesticide report shows majority of food samples tested below tolerances

By News Desk on October 21, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for the 2019 fiscal year. The results show the levels do not pose a concern for public health.

According to …
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EPA ends use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food because of human safety concerns

By News Desk on August 25, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food for the protection of human health, particularly that of children and farmworkers.

EPA Administrator Michael…
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Trump administration ending with Chlorpyrifos still OK for ag uses

By Dan Flynn on December 9, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the use of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos for some purposes. Hawaii, New York and California ban the use of the pesticide.

One of the most widely-used pesticides in agriculture, chlorpyrifos …
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Water and chemicals that never go away are subjects of Consumer Reports cover story

By Dan Flynn on September 24, 2020

The new Consumer Reports soon hitting mailboxes returns to one of CR’s old mainstays—Safe drinking water. In short order, it teaches how to check on your tap water, discloses test results for 45 bottled water…
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