Crs Report for Congress : Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict? October 13, 2010 - Rl32884. Congressional Research Service the Libr
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Author: Congressional Research Service the Libr
Number of Pages: 22 pages
Published Date: 10 Oct 2013
Publisher: Bibliogov
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781295024360
File size: 26 Mb
File Name: Crs.Report.for.Congress.Pesticide.Use.and.Water.Quality.Are.the.Laws.Complementary.or.in.Conflict.October.13,.2010.-.Rl32884.pdf
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This report provides background on the emerging conflict over interpretation and implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA). For the more than 30 years since they were enacted, there had been little apparent conflict between them. But their relationship has recently been challenged in several arenas, including the federal courts and regulatory proceedings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In this report, a brief discussion of the two laws is followed by a review of the major litigation of interest. EPA's efforts to clarify its policy in this area are discussed, including a regulation issued in 2006 that was subsequently vacated by a federal court, as well as possible options for EPA and Congress to address the issues further. FIFRA governs the labeling, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including insecticides and herbicides. Its objective is to protect human health and the environment from unreasonable adverse effects of pesticides. It establishes a nationally uniform labeling system requiring the registration of all pesticides sold in the United States, and requiring users to comply with the national label. The CWA creates a comprehensive regulatory scheme to control the discharge of pollutants into the ...
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