Public interest groups reject the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's February 25th draft amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that would implement the Stockholm POPs Convention, LRTAP POPs Protocol, and Rotterdam PIC Convention

A coalition of public interest groups, including the Center for International Environmental Law and the World Wildlife Fund, issued a statement on March 8, 2004, rejecting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) February 25 draft amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The groups argue the draft fails to adequately implement the Stockholm POPs Convention, the LRTAP POPs Protocol, and the Rotterdam PIC Convention, and they oppose the bill's reliance on cost-benefit analysis over health-based standards.

• The coalition argues that the EPA's draft amendments to FIFRA fail to adopt the Food Quality Protection Act's (FQPA) health-based standard of "reasonable certainty of no harm" for regulating persistent, bio-accumulative, toxic substances (PBTs) and POPs. Instead, the draft introduces "cost-benefit analysis" and new "sound science" and "peer review" requirements which the groups claim are intended to hinder the EPA's ability to protect the environment and public health.
• The signing organizations contend that the draft bill does not require the EPA to give any weight to the international POPs listing process when deciding whether to cancel or review a pesticide registration, whereas they believe decisions by the Stockholm Conference of the Parties should be the default for domestic regulation.
• The coalition criticizes the draft for not mandating that the EPA publish notices, obtain industry information, or solicit public comments in parallel with the international decision-making process of the Stockholm Convention.
• The groups allege that the administration is using a "fringe constitutional theory"—an "international non-delegation doctrine"—to argue that Congress cannot require the EPA to act based on the decisions of international bodies. They claim this is an attempt to sever links between U.S. law and multilateral environmental agreements and to expand presidential power.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2004). Public interest groups reject the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's February 25th draft amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that would implement the Stockholm POPs Convention, LRTAP POPs Protocol, and Rotterdam PIC Convention. https://www.ciel.org/news/public-interest-groups-reject-the-u-s-environmental-protection-agencys-february-25th-draft-amendments-to-the-federal-insecticide-fungicide-and-rodenticide-act-that-would-implement-the-stockholm-po/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Public interest groups reject the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's February 25th draft amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that would implement the Stockholm POPs Convention, LRTAP POPs Protocol, and Rotterdam PIC Convention. 2004. https://www.ciel.org/news/public-interest-groups-reject-the-u-s-environmental-protection-agencys-february-25th-draft-amendments-to-the-federal-insecticide-fungicide-and-rodenticide-act-that-would-implement-the-stockholm-po/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2004public, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Public interest groups reject the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's February 25th draft amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that would implement the Stockholm POPs Convention, LRTAP POPs Protocol, and Rotterdam PIC Convention}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2004}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/public-interest-groups-reject-the-u-s-environmental-protection-agencys-february-25th-draft-amendments-to-the-federal-insecticide-fungicide-and-rodenticide-act-that-would-implement-the-stockholm-po/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }