Pollinator Stewardship Council et al v. California Department of Pesticide Regulation et al

Reference :

RG20-066156

Complaint date :

No description

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, Oakland

Plaintiffs types :

Beekeepers/Honey Producers

Plaintiffs names :

Pollinator Stewardship Council, American Beekeeping Federation

Defendants :

California Department of Pesticide Regulation

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Gregory C. Loarie

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Petition for writ of mandate

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

, Sulfoxaflor, Neonicotinoid

Requests :

Reject California’s Approval of Pesticide Sulfoxaflor.

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda of Oakland, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

December 3, 2021

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

Petition for Writ of Mandate is granted with regard to the registration of the two Sulfoxaflor pesticides approved by the DPR.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

Beekeepers have sued the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to get its approval of bee-killing, neonicotinoid-like pesticide sulfoxaflor cancelled. Dow AgroSciences and Corteva, Dow’s former agricultural subsidiary, Siskiyou County Department of agriculture, James E. Smith, in his official capacity as Siskiyou County Agricultural Commission, and Does 1 through 10 are Real Parties in Interest. Earthjustice is also representing the Pollinator Stewardship Council, the American Beekeeper Federation, and beekeeper Jeff Anderson in a separate lawsuit going after EPA’s federal approval of sulfoxaflor in 2019 (19-72109 // 19-72280). On December 3, 2021, the court orders granting the petition for writ of mandate and rejects California's approval of sulfoxaflor.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.