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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, October 27, 2015) Late Friday, \u00a0a coalition of public health, conservation and food safety groups filed their opening brief<\/a> in the ongoing legal challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) approval of the herbicide Enlist Duo for use on genetically engineered corn and soybeans. Enlist Duo, a blend of glyphosate and 2,4-D, was approved on October 15<\/a> for use on genetically engineered (GE) crops, despite concerns for human and environmental contamination. The challenge was originally brought in November 2014<\/a>, shortly after the EPA approved the controversial herbicide for 6 Midwest states. Since then, EPA has expanded its approval to a total of 15 states, with more expected. Counsel from the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Earthjustice are jointly representing Beyond Pesticides, Center for Biological Diversity, CFS, the Environmental Working Group, the National Family Farm Coalition, and Pesticide Action Network North America.<\/p>\n

\"epa_seal_profiles\"<\/a>\u201cThe Enlist Duo approval violated the laws protecting our communities, land, and farms,\u201d said George Kimbrell, Center for Food Safety senior attorney, counsel in the case. \u201cRegulators bowed to the chemical industry, but we are committed to holding them accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The groups argue that in its approval of Enlist Duo, a combination of the herbicides 2,4-D<\/a> and glyphosate<\/a>, the agency disregarded negative impacts on sensitive species, including nearly two hundred species protected under the Endangered Species Act<\/em> (ESA), from the increased use of the toxic cocktail on crops genetically engineered to withstand its application. EPA\u2019s own analyses also demonstrate plainly that the increased application of 2,4-D on Dow\u2019s genetically engineered crops may affect nearby native plants, other valuable agricultural crops, and wildlife. In addition to environmental damage, these chemicals have been linked to a myriad of human health problems. 2,4-D has been linked to soft tissue sarcoma<\/a>, non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<\/a> (NHL), neurotoxicity, kidney\/liver damage, and harm to the reproductive system. Glyphosate has been recently classified as a human carcinogen<\/a> \u00a0based on laboratory studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllowing this 2,4-D\/glyphosate cocktail to be sprayed on the up to 150 million acres of corn and soybean acreage found in these states may harm or kill dozens of imperiled species, as well as increase the health risk to humans,\u201d said Earthjustice attorney Paul Achitoff. \u00a0\u201cEPA is supposed to be our watchdog, not the chemical industry\u2019s lapdog.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the expanded use of 2,4-D on GE crops, EPA ensures that the nation\u2019s farmers remain on a pesticide treadmill, subject to an increasing reliance on more and more toxic chemicals,\u201d said Jay Feldman, executive director at Beyond Pesticides.<\/p>\n

EPA approved Enlist Duo to address the epidemic of glyphosate-resistant super weeds<\/a> that now infest tens of millions of acres of U.S. farmland as a result of overuse of glyphosate \u2014the active ingredient in Monsanto\u2019s Roundup\u2014 on crops genetically engineered to resist glyphosate\u2019s effects. Dow Chemical has introduced 2,4-D tolerant \u00a0crops to as a short-term \u00a0fix to the problem, allowing farmers to douse their fields with both 2,4-D and glyphosate to kill these herbicide resistant weeds. Scientists, however, predict that the Enlist Duo \u201ccrop system\u201d will only foster expanded weed resistance<\/a> to the pesticides 2,4-D in addition to glyphosate, continuing the GE crop pesticide treadmill. In fact, in addition to corn and soybeans USDA announced in July that it has also added 2,4-D tolerant cotton<\/a> to the lineup of available GE crops. 2,4-D is known to \u00a0drift for miles, posing a serious threat \u00a0 to crops and farmers\u2019 livelihoods.<\/p>\n

\u201cEPA\u2019s reckless approval this dangerous pesticide cocktail puts hundreds of our nation\u2019s most imperiled animals, like the majestic whooping crane, in harm\u2019s way,\u201d said Lori Ann Burd, environmental health director at the Center for Biological Diversity. \u201cEPA has left us with no choice but to go to court to stop this dangerous product from being sprayed across the American heartland.\u201d<\/p>\n

EPA\u2019s assessment identified risks to endangered species like the whooping crane, gray wolf, and Indiana bat through consumption of prey contaminated with the toxic chemical. EPA violated both the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act<\/em> (FIFRA) and the ESA. Under the ESA, EPA is required consult with the expert wildlife agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, to address these risks but EPA refused to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of oversight by federal agencies is outrageous,\u201d said Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, PhD, senior scientist at Pesticide Action Network and one of the plaintiffs. \u201cEPA has ignored the threats to the health of rural communities and the livelihoods of farmers who rely on the agency for protection. Instead, EPA gave the greenlight to allow a dramatic increase in the use of the hazardous and volatile chemical, 2,4-D.”<\/p>\n

Supporting organic agriculture can prevent the pesticide treadmill that results from the over use of pesticides like glyphosate and 2,4-D on GE crops. By utilizing ecological pest management strategies, organic practices, and solutions that are not chemical-intensive are the most appropriate and long-term solution \u00a0to managing unwanted plants, or weeds. Additionally, organic agriculture is an ecologically-based management system that prioritizes cultural, biological, mechanical production practices, and natural inputs. By strengthening on-farm resources, such as soil fertility, pasture and biodiversity, organic farmers can minimize and even avoid the production challenges that most genetically engineered organisms have been falsely-marketed as solving. To learn more about organic agriculture, see \u00a0Beyond Pesticides Organic Program Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on GE foods and what you can do, see Beyond Pesticides Genetic Engineering Program Page.<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the petitioner’s opening brief for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case: 15-71207 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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