Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Filed Over Government Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticide Malathion

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to adequately protect more than 1,500 species of wildlife and plants from the insecticide ...
E&E

EPA proposes new limits on long-used insecticide

In agriculture, growers use malathion on berries, figs and other crops. It’s also used in mosquito control. EPA is proposing limits on the pesticide malathion to protect endangered species but didn’t ...
E&E

Greens sue Fish and Wildlife over insecticide decision

They are targeting a ruling by the federal agency that malathion, used to control mosquitoes and other insects, doesn’t pose an extinction risk to threatened or endangered species. Three environmental ...
Beyond Pesticides

EPA Proposes to Stop Most Uses of Highly Toxic Insecticide in Food and Water, But Open to Negotiating

(Beyond Pesticides, May 8, 2024) In an unexpected turnaround, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced at the end of April a Proposed Interim Decision (PID) to discontinue all but one ...