{"id":20274,"date":"2017-03-22T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=20274"},"modified":"2017-03-22T09:27:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T13:27:48","slug":"environmental-farm-groups-challenge-toxic-pesticides-used-genetically-engineered-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2017\/03\/environmental-farm-groups-challenge-toxic-pesticides-used-genetically-engineered-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental and Farm Groups Challenge Toxic Pesticides Used in Genetically Engineered Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, March 22, 2017) Today, a coalition of farmers and environmental and public health organizations filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the\u00a0Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approving agrochemical giant Dow Chemical\u2019s toxic pesticide combo, Enlist Duo, among the newer more highly toxic pesticide mixtures used in genetically engineered (GE) herbicide-tolerant crops. Comprised of glyphosate and 2,4-D (50% of the mixture in the warfare defoliant Agent Orange), Enlist Duo is typically marketed alongside commercial crops like corn, cotton and soybeans that are engineered to withstand pesticide exposure, leading to problems of resistance and driving the evolution of super weeds. This is the third lawsuit challenging EPA approval of Enlist Duo by petitioners, which include Beyond Pesticides, National Family Farm Coalition, Family Farm Defenders, Pesticide Action Network North America, Center for Food Safety, and Center for Biological Diversity, represented jointly by legal counsel from Earthjustice and Center for Food Safety.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit charges that approval of Enlist Duo \u201cwill lead to sharply increased spraying o\"\"f toxic pesticides, harming farmers, neighboring crops, and wildlife.\u201d Specifically farmers\u2019 health and financial positions stand to be heavily impacted by the approval of Enlist Duo, as increased use will result in increased pesticide drift, an alarming concern especially for organic farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects that the approval of Enlist Duo will lead to as much as a seven-fold increase in its use in agriculture, significantly increasing exposure to farmers.<\/p>\n

Developed by Dow AgroSciences (Dow), Enlist Duo is an herbicide that incorporates a mix of\u00a0glyphosate\u00a0and a new\u00a0formulation of\u00a02,4-D, intended for use on GE Enlist-Duo-tolerant corn and soybean crops. The product formulation also contains unlisted inert ingredients<\/a>, which are\u00a0any ingredients that are not specifically included to target a pest, but can be biologically and chemically active and hazardous.<\/p>\n

Enlist Duo has been marketed as a \u201csolution\u201d for the control of glyphosate-resistant weeds brought on by the\u00a0widespread use of the chemical<\/a>\u00a0on Roundup Ready crops over the last decade that has led to super weeds. These super weeds<\/a>\u00a0now infest tens of millions of acres of U.S. farmland. Dow Chemical originally presented 2,4-D-tolerant crops as a quick fix to the problem, but independent scientists, as well as USDA analysis, predict that the\u00a0Enlist crop system will only foster more weed resistance<\/a>. In addition to environmental damage, the chemicals that comprise Enlist Duo have been linked to a myriad of human health problems. 2,4-D has been linked to\u00a0soft tissue sarcoma<\/a>,\u00a0non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<\/a>\u00a0(NHL), neurotoxicity, kidney\/liver damage, and harm to the reproductive system. Additionally, glyphosate has been\u00a0classified as a human carcinogen<\/a>\u00a0based on laboratory studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2015.<\/p>\n

The undisclosed inert ingredients\u00a0are minimally tested despite state, federal and international agencies\u2019 knowledge that they may be hazardous to human health. Pesticide labels only identify the weight percentage of inert ingredients, which often comprise 50 to 99 percent of a formulation, and mislead the public into thinking that these other \u201cinert\u201d ingredients are safe. In 2014, Beyond Pesticides, represented by Earthjustice and in coalition with other environmental organizations, sued EPA for not disclosing inert ingredients on pesticide product labels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the filing, petitioners challenge that the conditional registration of Enlist Duo, announced by EPA on January 12, 2017, not only replaces the previously registered use of Enlist Duo in 15 states where the was registered unconditionally, but also approves new uses of Enlist Duo on GE corn and soybeans in 19 states as well as approves a new use on GE cotton in all thirty-four states. As a result, petitioners are asking the court to find, under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), that EPA violated its duties in issuing the conditional registration. They also ask the court to find that EPA violated its agency duty under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by failing to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) or the National Marine Fisheries as to whether the conditional registration of Enlist Duo would jeopardize any listed species or negatively impact their habitat.<\/p>\n

\u201cScott Pruitt and the Trump administration are endangering farmers and the environment by caving to Big Ag and approving this highly toxic pesticide combo,\u201d said Sylvia Wu, staff attorney for Center for Food Safety and legal counsel in the case. \u201cFortunately we have laws written to protect farmers and the environment, and we intend to have the Court enforce them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEPA\u2019s registration of Enlist Duo, which causes unreasonable adverse effects to health and the environment, is responsible for increased 2,4-D use \u2013as much as a seven-fold increase to 176 million per year by 2020, without the economic return achieved by those who practice sustainable organic production,\u201d said Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides.<\/p>\n

Jim Goodman, Family Farm Defenders board member and organic farmer from Wonewoc, Wisconsin, commented: “Roundup was initially touted as a replacement for older, more dangerous chemicals like 2,4-D. Now that Roundup, the widely used carcinogenic pesticide is failing to kill weeds, Dow is bringing back 2,4-D and teaming them up to create a more toxic mix than ever. Will the buffer strips on my organic farm be adequate protection from the more volatile drift-prone nature of 2,4-D? I should not be put in the position to find out.”<\/p>\n

This case represents the third action in a string of lawsuits on Enlist Duo filed by petitioners. The first lawsuit was filed against EPA<\/a> shortly after Enlist Duo was\u00a0approved on October 15, 2014<\/a>\u00a0for use on GE crops. In that case, a similar coalition of farmers and environmental groups sued EPA<\/a> on behalf of six Midwest states, claiming that, under the requirements of FIFRA, EPA did not adequately analyze the impacts of 2,4-D on human health.<\/p>\n

Shortly thereafter, a\u00a0second lawsuit<\/a> was filed, building on the original claim by arguing that in its approval of Enlist Duo, EPA also violated the ESA<\/a>. Petitioners demonstrated that EPA disregarded negative impacts on sensitive species, including nearly two hundred species protected under ESA, from the increased use of Enlist Duo that would result from its registration. <\/em>These predictions are in line with findings from a 2009 report<\/a> that showed herbicide use increased by 383 million pounds in the first 13 years GE crops were used commercially. The case looked specifically at EPA\u2019s failure to consult with FWS regarding the impact of the herbicide on two endangered species \u2014the whooping crane and the Indiana bat.<\/p>\n

In November 2015,\u00a0EPA revoked the registration of Dow\u2019s Enlist Duo<\/a>\u00a0based on new information on the toxic effects associated with the synergistic interactions of the chemical cocktail, including \u00a02,4-D, glyphosate, and other undisclosed ingredients, to plants outside the treated area. However, in January 2016, the 9th<\/sup>\u00a0U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals\u00a0rejected the revocation\u00a0<\/a>in a three-sentence order that gave no reasoning. EPA reported that it had revoked the registration due to claims of product ingredient synergy by the herbicide\u2019s registrant, Dow. EPA then requested and received additional synergy data from Dow, and stated that after review of the additional data, it found a lack of synergistic effects, despite Dow\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n

In November, 2016<\/a>, despite opposition from environmentalists and Dow\u2019s own legal team, EPA \u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0that it was not only reapproving \u00a0the chemical combination, but proposed\u00a0 to expand the number of crops and states in which it can be used. In support of its decision, EPA stated<\/a>: \u201cThese data demonstrate that the combination of 2,4-D choline and glyphosate in Enlist Duo does not show any increased toxicity to plants and is therefore not of concern.\u201d While EPA has stated that there is no reason to be concerned, research<\/a> points to the fact that synergy between chemicals can be a real and serious problem. Currently, mixtures of multiple pesticide ingredients in products are not evaluated<\/a> by EPA for elevated toxicity.<\/p>\n

In January, 2017,\u00a0EPA officially expanded the use of Enlist Duo despite science affirming its hazards<\/a>, the action to which petitioners are currently responding. The action approved the use of Enlist Duo for GE crops, and expanded its allowed use from 15-34 states. In response to the decision over 600 public comments were submitted to EPA, many vehemently opposing the current uses and proposed expansion of Enlist Duo. Beyond Pesticides was one of many groups to submit comments<\/a> that pointed out EPA\u2019s failure to consider all the environmental costs associated with Enlist Duo, including the cost of tackling increased 2,4-D resistant weeds, crop and non-target damages from uncontrolled drift, as well as unanswered questions regarding synergistic chemical effects in non-plant species.<\/p>\n

A large shift\u00a0in agricultural practices is necessary to ensure protection of human health and the environment over the long-term. Beyond Pesticides has long supported organic land management as a systems approach that values healthy, biologically active soils to support plant life and provide critical environmental benefits. It is through this soil based systems approach that we will eliminate toxic chemicals in land management, which have been identified as a driver in soil contamination and loss of microbial and faunal diversity.<\/p>\n

Ecological pest management strategies, organic practices, and solutions that are not chemical-intensive are the most appropriate and long-term solution to managing unwanted plants and insects. Beyond Pesticides is working to\u00a0strengthen organic farming<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0systems by encouraging biodiversity and holistic management practices, and\u00a0upholding the spirit and values<\/a>\u00a0on which the organic law was founded. Underpinning the success of organic in the U.S. are small-scale producers who focus on fostering biodiversity, limiting external inputs, improving soil health, sequestering carbon, and using integrated holistic approaches to managing pests, weeds, and disease.<\/p>\n

Source: Center for Food Safety<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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This is the third lawsuit challenging EPA approval of Enlist Duo by petitioners, which include Beyond Pesticides, National Family Farm Coalition, Family Farm Defenders, Pesticide Action Network North America, Center for Food Safety, and Center for Biological Diversity, represented jointly by legal counsel from Earthjustice and Center for Food Safety. The lawsuit charges that approval of Enlist Duo \u201cwill lead to sharply increased spraying of toxic pesticides, harming farmers, neighboring crops, and wildlife.\u201d Specifically farmers\u2019 health and financial positions stand to be heavily impacted by the approval of Enlist Duo, as increased use will result in increased pesticide drift, an alarming concern especially […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,249,196,21,3,215,41,198,192,120,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-24-d","category-agriculture","category-cancer","category-chemicals","category-diseasehealth-effects","category-farmworkers","category-glyphosate","category-non-hodgkins-lymphoma","category-chemical-trespass-drift","category-resistance","category-wildlifeenvironment"],"yoast_head":"\nEnvironmental and Farm Groups Challenge Toxic Pesticides Used in Genetically Engineered Crops - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2017\/03\/environmental-farm-groups-challenge-toxic-pesticides-used-genetically-engineered-crops\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Environmental and Farm Groups Challenge Toxic Pesticides Used in Genetically Engineered Crops - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, March 22, 2017) Today, a coalition of farmers and environmental and public health organizations filed a lawsuit against the\u00a0Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approving agrochemical giant Dow Chemical\u2019s toxic pesticide combo, Enlist Duo, among the newer more highly toxic pesticide mixtures used in genetically engineered (GE) herbicide-tolerant crops. 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