Publications
To date, EPA has used an interim process to evaluate 24 new active ingredient registrations. None of these reviews have ultimately impacted an existing EPA ecological risk assessment.
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The National and Regional Weed Science Societies compliment EPA on the many positive aspects of their proposal to mitigate potential risks with glyphosate use while noting its importance in the management of invasive and noxious weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings.
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Read the WSSA comments on APHIS’s June 6, 2019 Proposed Rule regarding the movement of certain genetically engineered (GE) organisms.
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By taking steps to reduce weed seeds in soybeans, participants along the supply chain will make U.S. soy even more competitive in the global marketplace.
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The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) sponsored a research workshop on off-target movement of dicamba on April 16 -17, 2018 in Arlington,
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The National and Regional Weed Science Societies joined over one hundred fifty organizations in a letter to the Senate urging support of S.
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Read the guidance document (Pesticide Registration Notice (PRN) 2017-2) produced by the EPA for herbicide products applied in almost all crop and non-crop areas,
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Read the report produced by the EPA-OIG on its oversight of herbicide resistance management. It’s recommendations have been resolved.
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The National and Regional Weed Science Societies submitted comments on APHIS’s proposed rule regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of certain genetically engineered (GE) organisms.
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The National and Regional Weed Science Societies join over one hundred organizations in a letter to Congress urging support of H.R. 953,
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Oct. 5, 2016. A number of concerns have been raised by various stakeholders relative to EPA’s draft ecological risk assessment for the triazines.
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Oct. 4, 2016. WSSA fully supports EPA’s Cancer Assessment Review Committee’s (CARC) report on glyphosate (Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0385-0014) and appreciates the scientific rigor and thoroughness of the CARC’s review of all available epidemiology and carcinogenicity studies.
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