The Force of Law: FIFRA and Toxic Substances
Federal pesticide statutes regulated under FIFRA apply to substances that are designed to be toxic. As part of the registration process, EPA requires that all pesticides sold in the United State be accompanied by a label describing the substances us...
The Delicate Balance, Part 2: Impact of Chemical Contamination
One of the difficulties of predicting potential dangers to the environment is that implications to future generations are often not foreseen. Rachel Carson galvanized public and political action to prevent indiscriminate use of pesticides when her d...
The Food and Agriculture Industries: Sugar Production, Pests and Pesticides
With the realization that pesticides pose a serious danger to local ecosystems and, therefore, do not represent the best approach to pest control, researchers began looking for alternative tactics. One approach they came up with was biological cont...
Social Responsibility Case Study: Patagonia and Esprit
Patagonia and Esprit have been pioneers in a growing category of companies that have successfully integrated social responsibility with profit. Both companies have prospered in the fiercely competitive garment industry, where consumers have become m...
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn talks about the global problem of persistent organic pollutants. She observes that it's a difficult problem to solve because some nations continue to use chemicals, such as DDT, even th...
Hazardous Materials: Hazardous Materials: Pesticides
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires that pesticides used in the United States be registered with the EPA before they can be distributed, sold, or used. Once registered, there are specific legal requirements to be...
The Force of Law: Case of Toxic Abuse, A
J. Korenzio, Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Division, recounts the case of two Mississippi exterminators convicted of multiple counts of criminal action for spraying methyl parathion-a restricted agricultural pesticide-in people's ...