Less than a week into 2022, the Center for Biological Diversity announced its intent to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency for approving 300 pyrethroid insecticides over the past 6 years without considering harm to endangered species.
Such lawsuits are nothing new for the EPA. Environmental groups have sued the agency repeatedly for decades for failing to comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when registering pesticides. The law requires the EPA to consult with other federal agencies when a pesticide has the potential to harm endangered species or their critical habitats. But the agency rarely initiates such consultations in the absence of litigation.
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