On Tuesday, April 11, EPA released its first-ever workplan to protect endangered species from pesticides.  This comprehensive plan, EPA says, meets at the intersection of opportunity and obligation in the Endangered Species Act (ESA), while maintaining pesticide access to farmers and other users.
 
EPA believes the current pesticide approval system has major setbacks that make the process “unsustainable and legally tenuous.” It currently has nearly 20 years of work to complete in pending litigation or court-enforceable deadlines covering over 1,000 pesticide products for the ESA.
 
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