Oct 16, 2024· Comment submitted by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) et al.· EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581-0728
We are submitting these comments on Clothianidin's, Imidacloprid's, and Thiamethoxam's Updated Occupational Exposure Assessments for Seed Treatment Uses. These comments are submitted on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC, Jennifer Sass) and the following organizations with a long-standing interest in protecting workers and preventing health harms from pesticides: Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Inc.; Center for Food Safety; Friends of the Earth; Migrant Clinicians Network; Pesticide Action Network; Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER); The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc.; Toxic Free NC.
Jan 18, 2024· Mass Comment Campaign Sponsored by Natural Resources Defense Council (33,679 web comments)· EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581-0719
Dear EPA Administrator Wheeler,
Please kindly accept these 8,882 public comments from online members and activists of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in addition to the 24,797 public comments previously submitted on May 4, 2020, requesting to restrict the use of neonic pesticides, specifically with regard to the registration review of these 5 chemicals:
Acetamiprid, Case Number 7617
Clothianidin, Case Number 7620
Dinotefuran, Case Number 7441
Imidacloprid, Case Number 7605
Thiamethoxam, Case Number 7641
We are writing to urge you to commit to protecting pollinators and other wildlife, our food supply, and our health by restricting the use of highly bee-toxic neonic pesticides.
Neonics don't just put our bees and the food systems they sustain in danger. Peer-reviewed research and the agency's own scientific assessments recognize that neonics also frequently contaminate waters like rivers, lakes, and wetlands, posing serious risks to aquatic life. And scientific research shows that they may increase the risk of permanent developmental or neurological damage in infants and children.
Your proposal to greenlight continued, widespread use of neonics on a huge variety of crops, lawns, gardens, and more, puts our pollinating bees, our food supply, our environment, and our health at continued risk.
You have an obligation to uphold the mission of the EPA by doing what's best for bees and people - not what's most profitable for agrochemical companies. We urge you to correct course and take the actions needed to protect our environment - and our health - from neonics.
Thank you for your consideration.
Jan 18, 2024· Mass comment campaign sponsored by Natural Resources Defense Council (33,772 web)· EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581-0717
Please kindly accept these "33,772" public comments from online members and activists of the Natural Resources Defense Council, requesting to restrict the use of neonic pesticides, specifically with regard to the registration review of these 5 chemicals:
Acetamprid, Case Number 7617
Clothianidin, Case Number 7620
Dinotefuran, Case Number 7441
Imidacloprid, Case Number 7605
Thiamethoxam, Case Number 7641
We are writing to urge you to commit to protecting pollinators and other wildlife, our food supply, and our health by restricting the use of highly bee-toxic neonic pesticides.
Neonics don't just put our bees and the food systems they sustain in danger. The agency's own scientific assessments recognize that neonics also frequently contaminate waters like rivers, lakes, and wetlands, posing serious risks to aquatic life. And scientific research shows that they may increase the risk of permanent developmental or neurological damage in infants and young people.
Your proposal to greenlight continued, widespread use of neonics on a huge variety of crops, lawns, gardens, and more, puts our pollinating bees, our food supply, our environment, and our health at continued risk.
You have an obligation to uphold the mission of the EPA by doing what's best for bees and people - not what's most profitable for agrochemical companies. We urge you to correct course and take the actions needed to protect our environment - and our health - from neonics.
Thank you for your consideration.
Dec 29, 2020· Comment submitted by Lucas Rhoads and Daniel Raichel, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Margaret Reeves, Senior Scientist, Environmental Health and Workers’ Rights, Pesticide Action Network North America and Bruce Hamilton, National Policy Director, Sierra Club· EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581-0687
See attached comments on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Pesticide Action Network North America, and Sierra Club as well as the attached petition and comment on behalf of NRDC.
Jul 22, 2020· Comment submitted by Lucas Rhoads, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)· EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581-0675
Attached are Supplemental Comments submitted on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council. These comments supplement those submitted by NRDC, Sierra Club, and Pollinator Action Network North America on May 4, 2020, as well as the comments and petition submitted by NRDC on that date. Both previous comments are attached for reference.
As indicated in our May 4th submission, we request that all attached documents are included in the record for all five neonics: Imidacloprid (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844); Thiamethoxam (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581); Clothianidin; (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865); Acetamiprid (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0329); and Dinotefuran (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920).
Thank you for your consideration.
Jul 6, 2020· Comment submitted by Lucas Rhoads, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) et al.· EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581-0669
Attached are Supplemental Comments submitted on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council. These comments supplement those submitted by NRDC, Sierra Club, and Pollinator Action Network North America on May 4, 2020, as well as the comments and petition submitted by NRDC on that date. Both previous comments are attached for reference.
As indicated in our May 4th submission, we request that all attached documents are included in the record for all five neonics: Imidacloprid (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844); Thiamethoxam (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581); Clothianidin; (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865); Acetamiprid (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0329); and Dinotefuran (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920).
Because attachments to the comments exceed file size limitations, NRDC is submitting attachments in several batches.
Thank you for your consideration.
Jul 8, 2019· Comment submitted by Lucas J. Rhoads, Staff Attorney, Nature Program on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)· EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581-0351
Filed on regulations.gov — full text not in the inline record.