The Iowa Soybean Association is voicing problems with the Environmental Protection Agency’s evaluation of Glyphosate, Atrazine and Simazene. The Agency prior to sending their evaluation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed those three as likely to adversely affect certain species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Iowa Soybean Association’s Director of Public Affairs Michael Dolch says they’re very disappointed that the EPA ignored sound science in these evaluations.
He says this isn’t the first time the EPA has approached this type of regulatory issue with a non-scientific approach.
Dolch says there’s a major problem with how EPA based their evaluation on inconclusive finding using the terms as likely or possibly could cause problems under the ESA.
Dolch says ISA will continue working with their national group ASA on weighing in on this issue as FWS and EPA go through the regulatory process.
