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Protecting Endangered Species from Pesticides

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    See EPA’s workplan: Balancing Wildlife Protection and Responsible Pesticide Use (pdf) (37.51 MB)

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  • Assessing pesticides under the ESA
  • Litigation and associated pesticide limitations
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Endangered Species Act Workplan

  • EPA’s workplan and progress toward better protections for endangered species
  • Implementing EPA’s Workplan to Protect Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides: Pilot Projects
  • Assessing effects of new pesticides on listed species

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  • Final BE Chapters for Chlorpyrifos, Malathion, Diazinon,
    Carbaryl, Methomyl, Atrazine,
    Simazine, Glyphosate, Clothianidin,
    Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam
  • Draft BE Chapters for Propazine, Sulfoxaflor, Inpyrfluxam, Cyantraniliprole
  • Provisional Models and Tools Used in EPA’s Pesticide Endangered Species Biological Evaluations
  • Models and Tools for National Level Listed Species Biological Evaluations of Neonicotinoid Insecticides

Protections for Endangered Species

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  • Bulletins Live! Two
  • Information for pesticide users

Recent Highlights 

  • EPA’s workplan and progress toward better protections for endangered species
  • Reports to Congress on Improving Consultation Process Under Endangered Species Act Section 7 for Pesticide Registration & Registration Review

Working with Our Partners

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Last updated on February 23, 2023
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