"EPA must analyze the effects of eight widely used pesticides and other chemicals on plants and animals under a settlement reached yesterday [Tuesday] with conservation groups.
The Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network North America touted the court settlement as a legal victory.
It sets firm deadlines for EPA to conduct biological evaluations under the Endangered Species Act for a series of herbicides, rat poisons and pesticides, including atrazine, the second-most-used pesticide in America.
CBD says 75 million pounds of the chemicals are used across the country annually."
Source: Greenwire, 10/24/2019
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