October 23, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed removing 72 inert chemicals from its list of approved pesticide ingredients, but green groups said there are still about 300 chemicals they want reviewed in addition.
September 16, 2014
A California federal judge on Monday released the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from a lawsuit brought by environmental advocacy groups alleging it illegally delayed the rulemaking process to determine which ingredients must be included on the labels for pesticides, finding the groups' claims were moot.
March 06, 2014
Several health and environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in California federal court on Wednesday, accusing the agency of putting the public's health at risk by dragging its feet on a proposed rule that would require companies to disclose potentially hazardous pesticide ingredients.