EPA proposes expanded use of new herbicide, Enlist Duo
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November 4, 2016
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed more than doubling the number of states allowed to use a new version of a popular weed killer on genetically modified crops despite its earlier concerns.
Environmentalists are outraged with the proposal to increase from 15 to 34 the number of states that could use Enlist Duo, saying the EPA sought court authority last year to withdraw approval of the weed killer.
An EPA spokeswoman took issue with that characterization, saying in an email Thursday that the agency had "asked the court to vacate" the weed killer's registrat...
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