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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.
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 Finalizes Methodologies to Improve Drinking Water Assessments for Conventional Pesticides
This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 19, 2020. Click here for more. After a thorough review of the best available science and carefully considering scientific peer review and public comments, EPA has released the final version of three new methodologies to improve drinking water assessments for conventional pesticides. Collectively, these new […]
EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessments for Mosquito Control Tool
This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 8, 2020. Click here for more! Today, as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to protect public health and the environment, the agency is releasing draft human health and ecological risk assessments for naled – a critical tool for mosquito-borne disease control – for a 60-day […]
EPA Seeks Public Comment – Pest Resistance for Plant-Incorporated Protectants
This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 4, 2020. Click here for more! EPA is accepting comments on a draft proposal to improve current insect resistance management (IRM) strategies for pests affecting Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn and cotton plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs). Bt PIPs are pesticidal substances that have been genetically engineered into […]
EPA Supports Technology to Benefit America’s Farmers, Improve Sustainability
This original message was published by the EPA on September 2, 2020. Click here for more! WASHINGTON (September 1, 2020) — In another effort to remove barriers to innovation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule that will streamline the regulation of certain plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) that pose no risks of concern to humans or […]
Trump EPA Approves First-Ever Long-Lasting Antiviral Product for Use Against COVID-19
This original announcement was published by EPA on August 25, 2020. Click here for more. WASHINGTON (August 24, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a groundbreaking development in the Trump Administration’s efforts to combat the novel coronavirus. In a first-of-its kind step, EPA has issued an emergency exemption to the state […]