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Pesticides under fire in U.S.

Mar. 15, 2024 at 11:51 am CDT

Pesticides are increasingly under attack in the United States and that is keeping farm leaders awake at night.

U.S. EPA proposes hike in 2020 biofuel mandate

Jul. 6, 2019 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk

U.S. EPA wins new chance to argue against pesticide ban

Feb. 7, 2019 at 4:01 pm CST

By jonathan-stempel

U.S. appeals court orders EPA to ban pesticide said to harm children

Aug. 9, 2018 at 3:00 pm CDT

By jonathan-stempel

U.S. EPA abandons changes to biofuel program

Oct. 20, 2017 at 3:06 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. EPA aims to allow dicamba use, with safeguards

Sep. 19, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to allow farmers to spray the controversial herbicide dicamba next year, but with additional rules for its use, an official with the agency said on Tuesday. Reuben Baris, acting chief of the herbicide branch of the EPA’s Office of […]

By Tom Polansek