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A House Divided...

The House Committee on Natural Resources has sent conflicting messages to the White House and EPA regarding the impacts of pesticides on endangered salmon.

Round 1 Comments Complete

Comments on the Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Draft Biological Opinion for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Registration of Pesticides Containing 2,4-D, Captan, Chlorthalonil, Diuron, Linuron, and Triclopyr BEE. Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0654

Is Triclosan a Wash?

Information on the popular anti-bacterial agent, triclosan and the citizen petition to remove it from consumer products.

Support Clean Water! Oppose HR 872

NRDC and Baykeeper's analysis of FIFRA vs. CWA, along with talking points for contacting your representatives in congress in opposition to HR 872.

New Data Supports Stricter Restrictions on 2,4-D, Chlorothalonil, Diuron

An evaluation of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) fourth Biological Opinion (BiOp) on pesticide risks to threatened and endangered Pacific salmon. Focusing on 2,4-D, diuron, linuron, triclopyr BEE, captan and chlorothalonil.