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NRDC Sues EPA Over Glyphosate Reapproval

26.03.2020 - US-based international environmental advocacy groups Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Pesticide Action Network pressure group (PAN) are suing the US Environmental...

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Bayer Close to $10 Billion Roundup Settlement?

11.02.2020 - Signs have been multiplying recently that Bayer is close to an out-of-court settlement of US plaintiffs’ claims that Monsanto’s legacy herbicide Roundup caused their cancer. In...

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Corteva to End Chlorpyrifos Production

10.02.2020 - Corteva Agriscience, agrochemicals subsidiary of the regrouped DuPont, is going where the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the company’s part predecessor Dow Chemical...

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US States Sue EPA over Chemical Plant Safety

31.01.2020 - As the administration of US president Donald Trump continues to roll back environmental legislation passed by its predecessor, 14 states and authorities of the US capital of...

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EPA Funding Assured till November

04.10.2019 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a multi-week funding reprieve until Nov. 21, when its budget may again be threatened by a potential shutdown of the...

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Diversity Center Sues EPA over Pesticide Decision

22.08.2019 - US campaign group Center for Biological Diversity is suing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to expand the use of sulfoxaflor, a pesticide it had...

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EPA presents new, weaker Clean Power Plan

30.08.2018 - The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a watered-down version of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) to replace it. Under the new terms, states would be...

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Scott Pruitt Steps Down as EPA Administrator

06.07.2018 - Scott Pruitt, controversial administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), resigned on Jul. 5 after controversy surrounding his tenure threatened to engulf the...