Publications
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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Sept. 1, 2016. This summer EPA issued a Pesticide Registration Notice (PRN) that proposes an approach to address herbicide-resistant weeds by providing guidance on labeling,
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The EPA in conjunction with the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) has made available a guide to help users of agricultural pesticides comply with the requirements of the 2015 revised federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
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The National and Regional Weed Science Societies joined over 100 other organizations urging Congress to include H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act (aka the NPDES-fix bill) in the final conference agreement that includes funding for the U.S.
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Read the national and regional weed science societies’ comments on EPA’s proposed registration of a new dicamba formulation and halauxifen-methyl
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Read the WSSA comments on the EPA’s proposed interim mitigation decisions for paraquat dichloride
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Read the WSSA comments on the risk management approach for identifying options for protecting the monarch butterfly
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Read the WSSA comments on mitigation of exposure to bees from toxic pesticide products
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Read the WSSA comments to EPA to promote greater awareness and adoption of herbicide resistance best management practices
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