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EPA ~ Eliminating Valuable Neonicotinoid Insecticides from Agriculture Use

4/8/2016

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January 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its preliminary pollinator risk assessment for imidacloprid, the first of several neonicotinoid insecticides ("neonics") undergoing registration reevaluation.  Following its release, many groups have provided their comments to the EPA regarding the report's conclusions.  As we approach the end of the public comment period, we need your help to make sure the voice of agriculture is adequately represented.

The assessment can be found HERE.
Comments are due by APRIL 14th.
 
Trade names for imidacloprid include:
Admire
Advise
Alias
Attendant
Axcess
Bravo
Commando
Emerge
Gaucho
Hotshot
Kilter
Malice
Mallet
Merit
Midas
Pronto
and others... check your labels!

Opponents of modern agriculture are working overtime to remove neonics from the marketplace.  Aided by a sympathetic media that all too often gives credence to their unsupported claims, these groups hope to convince the EPA that neonics must be banned to save our bees.  Even though there is no rational basis for their allegations, we have seen what happens in Europe and elsewhere when political expediency trumps sound science.  We cannot afford to let that happen here.
 
While we sometimes criticize our regulators for not always using a scientific approach to rulemaking, there is much in this risk assessment report that we can agree with and we should let them know that.  For example, the report found that most uses of imidacloprid pose minimal risks to pollinators.  Unfortunately, there are several areas, in which the potential risks are overestimated and we plan to work with the EPA to explain and correct this.
 
Comments are due by APRIL 14th.

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It appears that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is getting more active in the waning days of the current administration. From suing an Oregon farmer for stabilizing a stream bank to potentially placing major restrictions on important pesticide tools to funding billboards in Washington State that target agriculture, (see our first article) the EPA is clearly ramping up their activities around pesticides and farming practices.

EPA-funded Billboards Attacking Farmers Coming Down  

http://www.capitalpress.com/Washington/20160407/epa-funded-billboards-attacking-farmers-coming-down
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A Whats Upstream billboard in Olympia came down Wednesday, and a second one in Bellingham was expected to be removed, a day after the Environmental Protection Agency said the media campaign was an inappropriate use of federal funds that were awarded to a tribe for public education. 
Swinomish Indian tribe environmental policy director Larry Wasserman said the tribe is taking down the billboards voluntarily.
"There has been no violation, but because of the concerns EPA has raised, we're being responsive until their concerns are addressed," he said.
The tribe and several environmental groups collaborated on What's Upstream to rally political support for more regulations on agriculture. The tribe has funded the advertising and social media campaign with nearly $600,000 the EPA awarded the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. more...
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