Learn the Issues
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What is a Pesticide?
Learn about the definition of pesticide, which in broad terms is a product that claims to kill, prevent, reduce, destroy or repel a pest.
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Which Insect Repellent is Right for You?
Blog from Assistant Administrator Alex Dunn on how to choose the right insect repellent for your needs.
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Registration of Enlist One and Enlist Duo
EPA is proposing to amend the registration of Enlist Duo to allow use on GE cotton in the original 15 states and extend the use of Enlist Duo on GE corn, soybean and cotton to an additional 19 states.
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Find Green Engineering Programs Outside of EPA
Other federal agencies and universities utilizing green engineering.
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Water Quality Data Submissions for Registration Review
EPA's pesticide program uses water quality data in our periodic reevaluation of pesticides. We have guidance on what data to submit and how to submit it. Learn about this process.
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Revised Methods for Worker Risk Assessment
EPA is updating and changing the way it approaches pesticide risk assessments. This new approach will result in more comprehensive and consistent evaluation of potential risks of food use pesticides, non-food use pesticides, and occupational exposures.
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National Farmworker Training Program
OPP is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to support a National Farmworker Training Program. This will develop national pesticide safety training, education and outreach for farmworkers and their families in rural agricultural areas.
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Risk Management for n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)
N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)
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EPA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Rule to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances
EPA is reopening the public comment period on a proposed rule to revoke certain tolerances for chlorpyrifos.
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TRI National Analysis
Interpretation of annual TRI data reported by industrial facilities. Interactive maps and other tools give a close look at how industries, parent companies, and individual facilities manage toxic chemical waste and how they prevent and reduce pollution.
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EPA Extends Comment Period on Draft Biological Opinion for Carbaryl
EPA is extending the public comment period on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) draft biological opinion for the insecticide carbaryl, giving stakeholders more time to review and submit information.
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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)
CFLs can help you save money, use less energy, reduce light bulb changes, and lower greenhouse gas emissions, which lead to climate change. Learn about proper cleanup, recycling and disposal, labels, mercury, and UV radiation.
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Register for Sept. 19 Webinar: A Safer Choice for Cleaning: Increasing Access to Products with Safer Ingredients
EPA's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention Jennie Romer will host a webinar on Sept. 19, 2024, on how EPA’s Safer Choice program helps people find and have access to cleaning and other products made with safer ingredients. Register today
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Reminder -- Register for Sept. 19 Webinar: A Safer Choice for Cleaning: Increasing Access to Products with Safer Ingredients
Reminder about the webinar on Sept. 19, 2024, on how EPA’s Safer Choice program helps people find and have access to cleaning and other products made with safer ingredients. Register today!
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Standard Operating Procedures for Residential Pesticide Exposure Assessment
Standard Operating Procedures for Residential Pesticide Exposure Assessment
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Resources Related to Antimicrobial Issues
These non-EPA sites contain additional antimicrobial information sources and opinions/policies of the respective Agencies.
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Pesticide Alerts
Information for the public on pesticide consumer alerts.
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Endangered Species Case - Washington Toxics Coalition v. EPA
This Web page provides information on the Washington Toxics Coalition v. EPA case, related to protection of Pacific salmon and steelhead, and links to the biological opinions issued by the NMFS and EPA’s responses.
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Endangered Species Case – Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides v. EPA
EPA is reinstating streamside no-spray buffer zones to protect endangered or threatened Pacific salmon and steelhead in California, Oregon and Washington State, which were originally established in prior litigation brought against EPA by WTC and others.
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Protecting Monarch Butterflies from Pesticides
Information about what EPA is doing to protect monarch butterflies from potential effects from pesticides.