Environmental Group Expands Lawsuit to Include 4 Additional Pesticides, Highlighting Potential Threat to Endangered Species
PHOENIX, Arizona – The Center for Biological Diversity has amended its existing lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to include four more pesticides, alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The lawsuit, originally filed in 2022, accuses the USFWS of failure to comply with the ESA in approving six pesticide registrations. The amended complaint adds atrazine, simazine, methomyl, and carbaryl to the list of pesticides in question. The legal action began after the USFWS missed a December 2017 deadline to finalize ESA consultations with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the … Read more