A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after its reapproval of the pesticide dicamba.
The Feb. 6 EPA order authorized the use of over-the-top (OTT) dicamba application on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops. “When applied according to the new label instructions, EPA’s analysis found no unreasonable risk to human health and the environment from OTT dicamba use,” the agency said.
Environmental groups allege otherwise.
“Lee Zeldin’s hollow promises that new restrictions on dicamba will prevent damaging drift to nearby farms and backyard gardens are totally unsupported by the facts or common sense,” said Nathan Donley of the Center for Biological Diversity.
The lawsuit was filed by the National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Biological Diversity, Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network and Center for Food Safety.
