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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 Advances Early Pesticides Protections for Endangered Species, Increases Regulatory Certainty for Agriculture
This original announcement was published by the EPA on November 16, 2022. Click here for more information. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update that outlines major steps to increase protections for wildlife and regulatory certainty for pesticide users. The Workplan Update details how EPA will pursue protections […]
EPA Adds Chitosan to the List of Active Ingredients Eligible for Minimum Risk Pesticide Exemption
This original announcement was published by the EPA on November 9, 2022. Click here for more information. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule adding chitosan (Poly-D-Glucosamine), a naturally occurring substance found in the cell walls of all crustaceans, most fungi, and the exoskeletons of most insects, to its minimum risk pesticide exemption list. In […]
EPA Provides Annual Notification of Updates to the Environmental Chemistry Methods Index for Monitoring Pesticide Residues
This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 28, 2022. Click here for more information! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing an annual summary of additions to the Environmental Chemistry Methods (ECM) Index made during FY 2022. The ECM Index is a list which currently includes 889 analytical methods for monitoring pesticide residues, […]
EPA Releases Draft Assessment of Effects of Inpyrfluxam on Endangered Species for Public Comment
This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 27, 2022. Click here for more information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its draft biological evaluation (BE) that contains the Agency’s analysis of the potential effects of the fungicide inpyrfluxam on federally listed endangered and threatened (listed) species and their designated critical habitats. While EPA […]
EPA Hosting Webinar on Protecting Species through Pesticide Registration Review
This original announcement was published by the EPA on October 21, 2022. Click here for more information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public webinar on Nov. 17, 2022, to share an update on efforts to better protect non-target species, including federally listed endangered and threatened (listed) species, from registered conventional pesticides. This webinar is a follow-up to EPA’s April 2022 Workplan outlining actions that will help EPA meet its obligations under the […]