Environmentalists Say EPA's Plan To Vet 'Inert' Pesticides Remains Vague

Environmentalists say EPA's plan for assessing risks from inert ingredients in pesticide products remains “vague” despite the agency's just-released plan to remove dozens of substances from a list of allowable inert ingredients, which the agency hailed as an initial step in its new plan for assessing and possibly regulating hazardous inert ingredients. EPA's Oct. 22 proposal to remove 72 substances from a list of acceptable inert ingredients is an acknowledgment that inert ingredients pose significant hazards, but still gives little...