EPA Let Bayer Pick Dicamba Safeguards, Then Folded Them Into a Proposed US Rule

EPA let Bayer pick dicamba safeguards, then folded them into a proposed US rule

The Environmental Protection Agency is facing renewed scrutiny after internal records showed it asked Bayer to choose among restrictions for the herbicide dicamba.

Documents Reveal EPA Let Bayer Choose Its Own Dicamba Regulations

Newly released internal records show that the Environmental Protection Agency allowed pesticide manufacturer Bayer to select its own regulatory restrictions for dicamba, a widely used but highly controversial weedkiller known for drifting into and damaging neighboring farms and natural landscapes. The documents offer a rare, detailed glimpse into a process normally hidden from public view. […] The post Documents Reveal EPA Let Bayer Choose Its O…

US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show

Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule The EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba, newly released internal agency…