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Final Comments on NMFS' 5th Biological Opinion

NCAP's full and final comments on the 5th Biological Opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) examining EPA's registration of pesticides containing Oryzalin, Pendimethalin, and Trifluralin.

Footage Released from Toxics On Trial!

Full video of an experts' panel on legal legacies in pesticide reform, presented by NCAP at the 2012 University of Oregon Public Interest Environmental Law Conference.

Sustainable Landscaping Educational Series for McKenzie Residents

Schedule and details for an upcoming series of sustainable landscaping workshops offered for resident's along the McKenzie river.

A brief summary of the risks found in the Biological Opinion

On March 30, 2012 the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a draft Biological Opinion evaluating the risk of three herbicides - oryzalin, pendimethalin and trifluralin - on threatened and endangered Pacific salmon and steelhead. Below is a short summary of NMFS’s findings.

Fisheries Service Finds Three Herbicides Imperil West Coast Salmon

The detailed analysis highlights failings in EPA's current regulation of pesticides.