Tag Archives: Pesticide

EPA Issues Draft Revised Method for ESA Pesticide Assessments

By Lisa M. Campbell, James V. Aidala, and Lisa R. Burchi On May 16, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was seeking comment on its Draft Revised Method for National Level Endangered Species Risk Assessment Process … Continue reading

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Maryland Appellate Court Upholds Local Government Pesticide Ban

Last week the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state’s intermediate appellate court, overturned an earlier circuit court decision, reinstating a Montgomery County ordinance significantly restricting pesticide use throughout the County. In October 2015, the Montgomery County Council enacted Bill … Continue reading

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EPA Releases Draft Guidance For Pesticide Registrants On Plant Regulator Label Claims, Including Bio

By Lynn L. Bergeson On March 25, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted Draft Guidance for Plant Regulator Label Claim, Including Plant Biostimulants in Docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0258.  EPA issued the notice of availability in the Federal Register on … Continue reading

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Neighboring farmers have Lanham Act standing where false ads allegedly prompted pesticide use

In re Dicamba Herbicides Litig., MDL No. 2820, 2019 WL 460500 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 6, 2019)Plaintiffs, twenty-one soybean farmers from eight states (Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee), alleged that their soybean crops were damaged by … Continue reading

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EPA’s Spring 2018 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan Includes Pesticide Rulemakings

By Carla N. Hutton and Jessie Nguyen On May 9, 2018, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) posted the Spring 2018 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan.  OIRA states that the semi-annual Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan “provide uniform … Continue reading

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