9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 14, 2023
9th Circuit vacates EPA's OK of pesticide used for citrus crops
Environmental organizations and groups representing farmworkers sued, arguing that the EPA’s registration of streptomycin sulfate was unjustified and posed unnecessary risks for people and animals.
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A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the use of a pesticide used to protect citrus crops, because it failed to comply with the Endangered Species Act and some aspects of another federal law.
The decision concerns the use of streptomycin sulfate, an antibiotic that has been used in agriculture, animal husbandry and human medicine since the 1950s. In January 2021, the...