Keyword: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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EPA Cancels Flubendiamide Registration

04.03.2016 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has canceled the registration of the herbicide flubendiamide, believed to pose a risk to fish, as the two manufacturers, Bayer...

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DuPont Facing 40 PFOA Lawsuits a Year

01.02.2016 - Beginning in April 2017, DuPont could face 40 trials a year brought by plaintiffs claiming to have developed cancer or other diseases from exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA...

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Bayer Changes Stance on EPA Bee Report

14.01.2016 - After slamming the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for overestimating the impact of neonicotinoid-based (neonic) pesticides on bee populations in the first of its proposed...

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Bayer Criticizes EPA’s Neonics Report

11.01.2016 - Bayer CropScience has criticized the findings of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s report on neonicotinoids that suggest a connection between the pesticide ingredients and...

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EPA Neonic Analysis is Inconclusive

07.01.2016 - In its long-awaited report expected for late 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that neonicotinoids (neonics) pose a “significant risk” to honeybees when...

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FDA Bans Three Toxic Food Packaging Chemicals

07.01.2016 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will ban three perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) used in food packaging that have been linked to cancer and birth defects. The ban...

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Dow Fights Possible Herbicide Suspension

15.12.2015 - Dow Chemical has indicated it will fight plans by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend its registration of the chemical group’s Enlist Duo herbicide. In late...

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Cabot Closing Indonesia Carbon Black Plant

30.11.2015 - Leading US carbon black player Cabot is planning to close a smaller plant at Merak, Indonesia, at the end of January, cutting 50 local jobs. The shutdown is part of a global...