Wiley Webinar: Biotech Briefings – Interim Update on Regulatory Developments Relevant to Plant Biostimulants
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
One-on-One with David Fotouhi, Acting General Counsel at the EPA
On April 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Federal Register notice providing notice of its issuance of an Existing Stocks Order and announcing the end dates for sales, distribution, and use of...more
As of May 2022, Monsanto, the company that developed the allegedly cancer-causing weed killer Roundup, has settled more than 100,000 lawsuits, and paid nearly $11 billion in settlements. Despite this massive number, 30,000...more
On March 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that its Safer Choice program is accepting submissions for its 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. 88 Fed. Reg. 18135. The Safer Choice...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 19, 2023, the availability of and solicited public comment on a draft white paper entitled “Availability of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in the...more
Ninth Circuit considers whether federal law takes precedence over California statute requiring warnings about chemicals. Hardeman v. Monsanto, pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, raises issues as to whether a...more
Citing a nationwide shortage of disinfectant products during the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on March 26, 2020 that it will now allow...more
On June 16, 2015, the California Superior Court for the County of Almeda denied the petition of the Pesticide Action Network North America, et al. (PANNA) for a writ of mandate to direct the California Department of Pesticide...more
Spray drift and volatilization issues increasingly are significant issues in pesticide product risk assessments. Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued drafts of key guidance documents, which...more