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Environmental & Energy,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jun. 15, 2020

9th Circuit asks why EPA shouldn’t be in contempt for defying pesticide order

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to respond to an emergency motion asking judges to hold the agency and its administrator in contempt for defying its order suspending the use of a pesticide.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to respond to an emergency motion asking judges to hold the agency and its administrator in contempt for defying its order suspending the use of a pesticide.

Earlier this month, the court vacated the registrations of several herbicides that use dicamba after a lawsuit by environmental and small farming groups. But last week, EPA admi...

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