EPA Cites New Risk Data In Bid To Vacate Approval Of GM Crops Herbicide

EPA is urging a federal appeals court to vacate and remand its registration of an herbicide designed for use on genetically-modified (GM) crops after discovering new data in the pesticide producers' patent application suggesting the registration might have underestimated the product's synergistic risks to endangered non-target plants. Advocates are touting EPA's motion to vacate its registration of the controversial herbicide as “a huge victory for the environment and the future of our food,” and reiterating opposition to any registration of...