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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a petition from the Attorneys General of several states, asking the agency to change the rules about pesticide labeling requirements. They want the EPA to ensure that no state can have pesticide labels that conflict with the EPA's findings about health risks, like cancer or birth defects, identified during their risk assessments. The public is invited to comment on this petition until February 20, 2025. The EPA is considering modifying its regulations to prevent such inconsistent state labeling from being allowed.

In the Federal Register on January 21, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought public comments on a petition from several state Attorneys General asking to change pesticide labeling regulations. This is under the rules of the Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act (FIFRA). The EPA has extended the comment period by 30 days, so comments are now due by March 24, 2025. Interested parties can submit their comments online and should refer to the ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0562.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed settlement agreement related to legal cases concerning the pesticide registrations of cyantraniliprole, specifically addressing claims under the Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act. This follows legal actions by the Center for Biological Diversity that aimed to compel the EPA to fulfill requirements under the Endangered Species Act. The EPA is inviting public comments on this proposed agreement until January 2, 2025. The agency aims to uphold the settlement terms unless the comments suggest otherwise.