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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, March 21, 2022)\u00a0With a history of unenforceable and impractical pesticide label restrictions resulting in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) findings of ludicrously small or no risk, the agency is at it again with its latest announcement <\/a>that spins its approval of the continued use of the deadly organophosphate insecticide malathion as \u201cprotecting threatened and endangered species.\u201d This just the latest example of an irresponsible federal agency falling far short, as the nation and world sit on the brink of biodiversity collapse and deadly pesticide-induced diseases.<\/p>\r\n

Tell EPA to protect endangered species. Tell Congress to make sure the Biden administration protects endangered species.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The announcement follows the release of a final biological opinion <\/a>by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which, according to the Center for Biological Diversity <\/a>(CBD), \u201crelies on scientifically unfounded assessment methods imposed during the Trump administration [and] stands in sharp contrast to the agency\u2019s 2017 conclusion that 1,284 species would likely be jeopardized by malathion.\u201d Meanwhile, the National Marine Fisheries Service, a sister agency to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, released an updated biological opinion <\/a>that determined malathion and two other toxic organophosphate pesticides are causing jeopardy to virtually every endangered U.S. salmon, sturgeon, and steelhead species, as well as to Puget Sound orcas.<\/p>\r\n

The current decision by EPA is a result of corporate and political intervention following the 2017 biological opinion by FWS. Dow AgroSciences\u2014now called Corteva\u2014asked the Administration to suspend the assessments. Then-acting Department of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt complied <\/a>after becoming aware <\/a>of the fact that the Service\u2019s analysis had determined that malathion jeopardized the continued existence of 1,284 protected species.<\/p>\r\n

Agency decisions like this call into question the Biden administration\u2019s commitment to protecting the environment and human health. As stated by CBD\u2019s Lori Ann Burd, \u201cThe Biden administration has squandered a historic opportunity to rein in the dangerous use of one of the world\u2019s worst neurotoxic pesticides. By ignoring the best available science and choosing to rely on unenforceable promises of good behavior by the pesticide makers rather than real, on-the- ground conservation measures, the Biden administration is condemning wildlife to extinction with a wink and a nod. This decision to cave to powerful special interest groups will do far-reaching harm to our most endangered wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The insistence that labeling restrictions can prevent harm to endangered species flies in the face of past experience, which has produced an insect apocalypse and extinction crisis. EPA must protect endangered species by banning the use of hazardous pesticides like malathion and other organophosphates.<\/p>\r\n

Tell EPA to protect endangered species. Tell Congress to make sure the Biden administration protects endangered species.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Letter to EPA Administrator and OPP<\/u><\/p>\r\n

With a history of unenforceable and impractical pesticide label restrictions resulting in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) findings of ludicrously small or no risk, the agency is at<\/p>\r\n

it again with its latest announcement that spins its approval of the continued use of the deadly organophosphate insecticide malathion as \u201cprotecting threatened and endangered species.\u201d This just the latest example of an irresponsible federal agency falling far short, as the nation and world sit on the brink of biodiversity collapse and deadly pesticide-induced diseases.<\/p>\r\n

The recent final biological opinion on malathion by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) relies on scientifically unfounded assessment methods imposed during the Trump administration and stands in sharp contrast to the agency\u2019s 2017 conclusion that 1,284 species would likely be jeopardized by malathion. Meanwhile, the National Marine Fisheries Service has released an updated biological opinion that determined malathion and two other toxic organophosphate pesticides are causing jeopardy to virtually every endangered U.S. salmon, sturgeon, and steelhead species, as well as to Puget Sound orcas.<\/p>\r\n

The current decision by EPA is a result of corporate and political intervention following the 2017 biological opinion by FWS. Dow AgroSciences\u2014now called Corteva\u2014asked the administration to suspend the assessments. Then-acting Department of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt complied after becoming aware of the fact that the Service\u2019s analysis had determined that malathion jeopardized the continued existence of 1,284 protected species.<\/p>\r\n

Agency decisions like this call into question the Biden administration\u2019s commitment toprotecting the environment and human health. As stated by Lori Ann Burd of the Center for\u00a0Biological Diversity, \u201cThe Biden administration has squandered a historic opportunity to rein in the dangerous use of one of the world\u2019s worst neurotoxic pesticides. By ignoring the best available science and choosing to rely on unenforceable promises of good behavior by the pesticide makers rather than real, on-the-ground conservation measures, the Biden administration is condemning wildlife to extinction with a wink and a nod. This decision to cave to powerful special interest groups will do far-reaching harm to our most endangered wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The insistence that labeling restrictions can prevent harm to endangered species flies in the face of past experience, which has produced an insect apocalypse and extinction crisis. EPA must protect endangered species by banning the use of hazardous pesticides like malathion and other organophosphates.<\/p>\r\n

Thank you.<\/p>\r\n

Letter to U.S. Representative and Senators<\/u><\/p>\r\n

Please ensure that the Biden administration protects endangered species.<\/p>\r\n

With a history of unenforceable and impractical pesticide label restrictions resulting in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) findings of ludicrously small or no risk, the agency is at it again with its latest announcement that spins its approval of the continued use of the deadly organophosphate insecticide malathion as \u201cprotecting threatened and endangered species.\u201d This just the latest example of an irresponsible federal agency falling far short, as the nation and world sit on the brink of biodiversity collapse and deadly pesticide-induced diseases.<\/p>\r\n

The recent final biological opinion on malathion by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) relies on scientifically unfounded assessment methods imposed during the Trump administration and stands in sharp contrast to the agency\u2019s 2017 conclusion that 1,284 species would likely be jeopardized by malathion. Meanwhile, the National Marine Fisheries Service has released an updated biological opinion that determined malathion and two other toxic organophosphate pesticides are causing jeopardy to virtually every endangered U.S. salmon, sturgeon, and steelhead species, as well as to Puget Sound orcas.<\/p>\r\n

The current decision by EPA is a result of corporate and political intervention following the 2017 biological opinion by FWS. Dow AgroSciences\u2014now called Corteva\u2014asked the administration to suspend the assessments. Then-acting Department of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt complied after becoming aware of the fact that the Service\u2019s analysis had determined that malathion jeopardized the continued existence of 1,284 protected species.<\/p>\r\n

Agency decisions like this call into question the Biden administration\u2019s commitment to protecting the environment and human health. As stated by Lori Ann Burd of the Center for\u00a0Biological Diversity, \u201cThe Biden administration has squandered a historic opportunity to rein in the dangerous use of one of the world\u2019s worst neurotoxic pesticides. By ignoring the best available science and choosing to rely on unenforceable promises of good behavior by the pesticide makers rather than real, on-the-ground conservation measures, the Biden administration is condemning wildlife to extinction with a wink and a nod. This decision to cave to powerful special interest groups will do far-reaching harm to our most endangered wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The insistence that labeling restrictions can prevent harm to endangered species flies in the face of past experience, which has produced an insect apocalypse and extinction crisis. EPA must protect endangered species by banning the use of hazardous pesticides like malathion and other organophosphates.<\/p>\r\n

Thank you.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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