News / Blog
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.
Recent News
Register for Upcoming Webinar on EPA’s Research and Regulation of Pesticidal Air Treatment DevicesAugust 29, 2023 - 12:40 pm
Register for Upcoming Webinar on EPA’s Research and Regulation of Pesticidal Air Treatment DevicesAugust 26, 2023 - 12:07 pm
EPA Registers New Active Ingredient PyraclonilAugust 26, 2023 - 12:04 pm
EPA Announces 2020 Dicamba Registration Decision
This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 28, 2020. Click here for more information. Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that EPA is approving new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and extending the registration of an additional dicamba product. All three registrations include new control measures to […]
Warning: Counterfeit Respirators / Misrepresentation of NIOSH-Approval
This announcement was published by the CDC on October 22, 2020. Click here for visual examples. Counterfeit respirators are products that are falsely marketed and sold as being NIOSH-approved and may not be capable of providing appropriate respiratory protection to workers. When NIOSH becomes aware of counterfeit respirators or those misrepresenting NIOSH approval on the […]
EPA Proposes New Safety Measures for Paraquat
This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 23, 2020. Click here for more! Today, EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of paraquat dichloride (paraquat), a widely-used herbicide. As outlined in the proposed interim decision for paraquat, the agency is proposing new measures to reduce risks associated with […]
EPA Holds Online Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting in October
This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 21, 2020. Click here for more info! EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold an online public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on Oct. 28-29, 2020. Topics will include: Recent OPP registration activities, such as approving new products that could […]
EPA Hosts Conference to Discuss Animal Testing Alternatives
This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 20, 2020. Click here for more info! Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler kicked off the agency’s Second Annual Conference on the State of the Science on Development and Use of New Approach Methods (NAMs) for Chemical Safety Testing. More than 1,000 […]