EPA proposes streamlined process for assessing insecticide risks to endangered species, with faster consultations and greater farmer flexibility.
The EPA has outlined plans to revamp how it addresses risks to endangered species from insecticides, aiming to make the process less cumbersome. The new plan involves speeding consultations with the Fish and Wildlife Service, while giving farmers more flexibility in reducing potential risk from insecticides. This draft insecticide strategy lays out a process for determining safe use of chemicals in agriculture to prevent endangered invertebrates and the animals that rely on them for food from being threatened.
July 25, 2024
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