Phytosanitaires et pesticides - Lawsuit Targets Impacts of Three Harmful Pesticides on Two Bay Area Endangered Species : Indybay

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in federal court in California today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to ensure three widely used pesticides — atrazine, 2,4-D and alachlor — don't jeopardize the survival of the delta smelt and Alameda whipsnake, two Bay Area endangered species. The Fish and Wildlife Service has yet to act on a request from the Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether measures are needed to protect the delta smelt and Alameda whipsnake from exposure to these pesticides.

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