Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
Under the leadership of the Obama Administration, and with Administrator Lisa Jackson at the helm of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) all sorts of good things have been happening to increase public transparency, scientific integrity, and health protections. Many of...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the use of carbaryl, a highly toxic pesticide, in pet collars will be withdrawn! In 2005 NRDC filed a petition to cancel carbaryl. We asked that EPA cancel uses of carbaryl in pet flea collars...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
On January 10, 2005, NRDC petitioned EPA to cancel both agriculture and residential uses of carbaryl. Today, October 29, 2008, EPA finally published in the Federal Register its response to our petition. Unfortunately, its decision is to deny our petition,...continued→
