EPA Bans 72 Chemicals from Pesticides, Unlikely to Affect Industry

The Environmental Protection Agency has removed dozens of “inert” ingredients from a list of approved chemicals for pesticides, a move to appease environmental groups who say the ingredients may be hazardous.

The 72 ingredients are commonly mixed in pesticide formulations with the active ingredient that kills weeds, insects, fungi and other pests. A federal judge ruled last June that the agency was not legally required to disclose the chemicals (Ctr. For Envtl. Health v. McCarthy, 2016 BL 209810, N.D. Cal., No. 15-CV-02939-WHO, 6/29/16).

The Center for Environmental Health, Beyond Pesticides and Physicians for Social Responsibility sued ...