EPA revamping pesticide review process

The Environmental protection has released a plan to revamp its pesticide review process to better protect endangered species from pesticides.

The EPA says it’s falling behind on the review of pesticides and struggling to meet Endangered Species Act obligations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act because of the length of the process and high volume of reviews.

The agency’s news plan aims to better meet ESA obligations under FIFRA, better identify protection actions to be taken, shorten the length of the process, and streamline communication between EPA and pesticide users.

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