NFFC et al v. EPA

Reference :

17-70196

Complaint date :

January 20, 2017

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Seattle, Washington

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs, Health/Food groups, Farmers

Plaintiffs names :

National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), Center for Food Safety (CFS), Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)

Defendants :

EPA, Monsanto

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

George A. Kimbrell, Sylvia Shih-Yau Wu, Paul H. Achitoff

Case nature :

Administrative

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Herbicide, Dicamba

Requests :

Review the final order of the EPA granting a conditional registration for the new uses of the herbicide dicamba for use on genetically engineered cotton and soybean in 34 states.

Name of the Court :

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit of Seattle, Washington, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

1.20.2017, Plaintiffs claim that EPA violated its duties under FIFRA in issuing the conditional registration of dicamba, and under the Endangered Species Act by failing to consult with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service to insure that conditionally registering dicamba for uses on GE cotton and soybean in the 34 states will not jeopardize any listed species or destroy or adversely modify any of their critical habitats. EPA’s approval of dicamba formulations expires Nov. 9, 2018.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.