EPA didn't protect salmon from pesticides
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Date:
Fri, 5 Jul 2002
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State
of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/stories/20020704/FrontPage/106054.shtml
Judge: EPA didn't protect salmon from pesticides LEGAL: Ruling could lead to rules changes for use near water.
The Associated Press
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the government violated the Endangered Species Act by not setting guidelines for pesticides that could harm threatened and endangered salmon.
Judge John Coughenour said the Environmental Protection Agency had failed to consult the National Marine Fisheries Service since 1989 over the potential harm to fish from 55 commonly used pesticides. [Access complete article at URL above.]If you would like to be included in our mailing list for continuing information on pesticides, please email us at list@safe2use.com.