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This section of the webpage contains information regarding pesticide safety issues of significant interest or impact for PSEPs, or the stakeholders they serve. Information is archived for future reference.

EPA Approves Emergency Exemption for Surface Coating that Continuously Kills COVID-19

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on April 22, 2021. Click here for more information.   Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved emergency exemption requests from Georgia, Utah, and Minnesota, allowing BIAXAM, a supplemental residual surface coating. EPA is issuing an emergency exemption for BIAXAM to be used in Delta Air […]

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EPA Releases Analysis of Groundwater Model for Public Comment

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on April 16, 2021. Click here for more information.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its Analysis of Subsurface Metabolism in Groundwater Modeling for public comment. This report evaluates assumptions used in Pesticide in Water Calculator groundwater modeling, which EPA developed to estimate pesticide concentrations in […]

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EPA Releases Final Biological Evaluations of Carbaryl and Methomyl’s Impacts on Endangered Species

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on March 31, 2021. Click here for more.   EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of carbaryl and methomyl, two insecticides used on a variety of food and feed crops. Carbaryl is also registered for residential uses, in areas like home gardens and lawns. After carefully […]

EPA Celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on March 25, 2021. Click here for more information.   From March 25 to March 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week to recognize the more than two million agricultural workers that help feed our families. The health and safety of America’s farmworker communities is a priority […]

EPA Addresses Ecological Risks Posed by Four Pyridines and Pyrimidines Herbicides

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This original announcement was published by the EPA on March 18, 2021. Click here for more information.   Today, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a proposed interim decision for picloram and interim decisions for clopyralid, dithiopyr and triclopyr to address ecological risks. The interim decision (ID) for dithiopyr finalizes enforceable mitigation measures to address spray drift risks of concern. The IDs […]