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EPA: Endangered Species Effects Determinations and Consultations and Biological Opinions
The article at KING5 says the EPA is taking comments until Aug. 30th, but I haven't found a link yet for that. The Water Institute has a list of herbicide alternatives they consider safer here:
Water Institute: Safer Alternatives For Weeds & Pests
Feds name three herbicides that harm salmon
by GARY CHITTIM / KING 5 News
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Environmental and fishing groups have had them on their hit list for years, now the federal government has made three common herbicides a much easier target.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a biological opinion targeted three chemicals used on forests, farms and front yards.
"The pesticides NMFS is looking at are really some of the most toxic to fish that we know of," said Steve Mashuda, an attorney for Earthjustice.
NFFS has identified the pre-emergent herbicides oryzalin, pendimenthalin and trifluralin as likely to jeopardize several species of West Coast salmon...
by GARY CHITTIM / KING 5 News
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Environmental and fishing groups have had them on their hit list for years, now the federal government has made three common herbicides a much easier target.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a biological opinion targeted three chemicals used on forests, farms and front yards.
"The pesticides NMFS is looking at are really some of the most toxic to fish that we know of," said Steve Mashuda, an attorney for Earthjustice.
NFFS has identified the pre-emergent herbicides oryzalin, pendimenthalin and trifluralin as likely to jeopardize several species of West Coast salmon...
The article at KING5 says the EPA is taking comments until Aug. 30th, but I haven't found a link yet for that. The Water Institute has a list of herbicide alternatives they consider safer here:
Water Institute: Safer Alternatives For Weeds & Pests