EPA Revises Neonicotinoid Review Schedule
January 9, 2017
From: DTN The Progressive Farmer
Emily Unglesbee, DTN Staff Reporter
Production Blog: As Deadlines Quietly Change, EPA’s Backlog Grows
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Somewhere between early December and the New Year, a little elf snuck into the EPA’s “Schedule for Review of Neonicotinoid Pesticides” and changed eight deadlines from 2016 to 2017.
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Last year, Marty Monell, the outgoing deputy director of EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) confessed that the agency struggles more and more every year to hit deadlines. At a conference hosted by CropLife America in April, she spoke of a shrinking budget, Congressional hostility, and at least 16 active lawsuits tying up the agency’s time and resources.
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