[US EPA. WASHINGTON ]– Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations ( i.e.,editorial note*: IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF ALL DISTRIBUTION, SALE, and USE pending EPA full analysis of risks and benefits in a cancellation hearing) of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal) under the Federal Insecticide, […]
EPA Releases Proposed Protections for Pesticide Malathion: Public Comment Period Opens
[USEPA OPP. 7/18/2024]. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing the Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision (PID) for the pesticide malathion. The PID proposes mitigation measures to reduce potential ecological risks. The malathion PID—as well as the revised Human Health Draft Risk Assessment and Ecological Draft Risk Assessment released earlier this year—will be […]