EPA to Conduct Endangered Species Assessment on Fungicide
The Environmental Protection Agency will have to complete assessments of the impacts of a fungicide on endangered species following an order from a federal appeals court.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit granted EPA’s request for a voluntary remand to examine inpyrfluxam’s effects and begin Endangered Species Act consultation with federal wildlife agencies by June 22, 2023. Inpyrfluxam is approved for use on apples, peanuts, corn, soybeans, and sugar beets, among other crops.
EPA has represented to the court that it is on track to have a draft effects determination by fall 2022 and a final effects determination by spring 2023.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit granted EPA’s request for a voluntary remand to examine inpyrfluxam’s effects and begin Endangered Species Act consultation with federal wildlife agencies by June 22, 2023. Inpyrfluxam is approved for use on apples, peanuts, corn, soybeans, and sugar beets, among other crops.
EPA has represented to the court that it is on track to have a draft effects determination by fall 2022 and a final effects determination by spring 2023.