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In a press release issued Thursday, Bayer updated their five-point plan to bring closure to litigation surrounding the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. The company is seeking a Supreme Court decision that would review the Hardiman decision in California that found that the herbicide was responsible for causing lymphoma in a man who used Roundup as part of his job as a groundskeeper and Bayer failed to adequately warn consumers that the product […]
Over two years after initial planning commenced, the 2021 Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training meeting finally took place in Denver, Colorado this week. The goal of the PACT meeting is to provide State Lead Agencies (SLAs) and Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) staff and other stakeholders with the most up-to-date regulatory information to support implementation and compliance […]
This week, NALP staff submitted suggestions to EPA on how the agency might improve the process of granting exemptions to pesticides registration requirements. Known as the 25(b) products, these minimum risk pesticides have been determined to present little risk to humans and the environment. NALP comments focused upon lack of efficacy testing, public perceptions of safety, and […]
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that nominations would be accepted for seats on the Pesticide Policy Dialog Committee (PPDC). The group of stakeholders from across the entire spectrum of opinion on pesticides and their use meets biannually to discuss a wide range of issues. NALP had been a long-standing member of the group in the past and we will be submitting […]
The State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) met this week virtually. This group serves as a platform for EPA and states to work through problems encountered in the regulation of pesticide products. An issue of interest to the lawn and landscape industry has been a topic of discussion at the past couple of meetings dealing with charges of […]
Over the last several weeks there have been some significant updates concerning litigation involving glyphosate. NALP would like to take this opportunity to provide some updates and context for what this means for the landscape industry. Glyphosate Settlement Bayer and Attorneys representing a class of petitioners reached a second agreement to settle pending litigation involving […]
On May 12th, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing on the nominations of Shannon Estenoz to be Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of Interior, Radhika Fox to be Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Michal Freedhoff to be Assistant Administrator […]
In January, shortly after President Biden was inaugurated, he released a list of rules promulgated during the Trump administration that will be closely reviewed and scrutinized. As expected, the Trump Administration’s re-write of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from the Obama administration was on this list. The definition of what actually is a WOTUS […]
The biannual meeting of the EPA’s PPDC was held virtually, hopefully for the last time, this past Wednesday and Thursday. This unique group is made up of stakeholders across the entire spectrum of opinions on pesticide use, from pesticide manufacturers to environmentalist groups who come together to hear updates from staff at the Office of Pesticide Programs and to work towards […]
The EPA has 60 days to either write a new rule to allow for the safe use of chlorpyrifos or halt all food residue tolerances of the insecticide, which would effectively ban most uses of it, according to a ruling handed down by a federal court on Thursday. READ MORE