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EPA Offers Webinars on Pollinator Health and Habitat

Posted on February 24, 2020 by stoetzer

Beginning in March 2020, EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs will host a series of public webinars highlighting ongoing work to promote pollinator health and habitat. These webinars seek to increase awareness of the evolving science on pollinator health, promote efforts … Continue reading →

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EPA Releases Proposed Interim Decisions for Neonicotinoids

Posted on February 7, 2020 by stoetzer

EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of neonicotinoid pesticides – a group of insecticides used on a wide variety of crops, turf, ornamentals, pets (for flea treatment), and other residential and commercial indoor and outdoor uses. … Continue reading →

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EPA Finalizes Glyphosate Mitigation

Posted on February 7, 2020 by stoetzer

EPA has concluded its regulatory review of glyphosate—the most widely used herbicide in the United States. After a thorough review of the best available science, as required under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, EPA has concluded that there … Continue reading →

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EPA Announces Requests for Applications for the 2020 Environmental Education Grants Program

Posted on November 6, 2019 by stoetzer

WASHINGTON (October 24, 2019) — As authorized by the National Environmental Education Act of 1990, EPA is pleased to announce the availability of up to $3 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education projects under the 2020 Environmental Education Grant Program. … Continue reading →

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EPA Seeks Nominations for the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee

Posted on May 31, 2019 by stoetzer

EPA is accepting nominations for membership on the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC). Established in 1995, the PPDC is a diverse group of stakeholders chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide feedback to EPA on various pesticide regulatory, policy, … Continue reading →

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EPA releases new, two-year Dicamba restrictions

Posted on November 1, 2018 by stoetzer

On October 31, 2018, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the registration of dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use (application to growing plants) to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to … Continue reading →

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EPA solicits proposals for a cooperative agreement for pesticide applicator education and training

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Laurie Vial

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is soliciting applications from eligible recipients to assist in carrying out pesticide applicator education and training activities. This work supports implementation of EPA’s Certification and Training Rule, which aims to reduce … Continue reading →

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EPA Update: Public Comment Period Now Open for EPA’s Certification and Training Proposal

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Laurie Vial

EPA Pesticide Program Updates From EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs EPA website Aug. 24, 2015 In this update: Public Comment Period Now Open for EPA’s Certification and Training Proposal The 90-day public comment period has started for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s … Continue reading →

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