EPA expands controversial sulfoxaflor registration

EPA toxics chief Alex Dunn announced July 12 that the agency has expanded its registration of the insecticide sulfoxaflor, three years after an appellate court vacated the Obama administration’s registration of the product because EPA lacked enough information on risks that it may pose to pollinators. “We are thrilled to announce EPA has added new uses for the insecticide sulfoxaflor,” Dunn said in a July 12 conference call with reporters. The new registration allows the chemical to be used on...