#atrazine

· 1mo ago

Study: EPA Atrazine Plan Will Leave 99% of Most-Contaminated U.S. Waterways Polluted at Unsafe Levels https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/study-epa-atrazine-plan-will-leave-99-of-most-contaminated-waterways-polluted-at-unsafe-levels-2026-10-06/ #UnitedStates #USA #US #environment #water #waterway #EPA #atrazine #pollution

Newly Published Study: EPA Atrazine Plan Will Leave 99% of Most-Contaminated Waterways Polluted at Unsafe Levels

biologicaldiversity.org

Newly Published Study: EPA Atrazine Plan Will Leave 99% of Most-Contaminated Waterways Polluted at Unsafe Levels

A federal plan to clean up atrazine would leave 99% of the nation’s most contaminated watersheds polluted with the pesticide at levels the Environmental Protection Agency itself considers unsafe, according to a peer-reviewed study published today in the Journal of Environmental Quality. Lakes, rivers and streams in these watersheds provide drinking water for millions of Americans.

Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social

· 5mo ago

Trump Administration Fails to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Atrazine https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-fails-to-protect-endangered-wildlife-from-atrazine-2026-05-18/ #UnitedStates #USA #US #environment #wildlife #endangered #species #atrazine

biologicaldiversity.org

Trump Administration Fails to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Atrazine

The Trump U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a review of atrazine that concludes the potent, cancer-linked endocrine disruptor does not pose an extinction risk to any threatened or endangered animals or plants. The court-ordered final review, which came in response to a legal challenge by the Center for Biological Diversity, was released to the Center late Friday afternoon. The controversial finding contrasts sharply with a 2021 Environmental Protection Agency determination that the p

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