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On June 4, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) pesticide general permit (PGP) for point source discharges from the application of pesticides to waters of the United
Read more →EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has made new pesticide label training available online. The training was developed primarily for EPA staff who review and approve pesticide labels, but the material is also expected to be useful for pesticide safety educators and for pesticide industry employees who
Read more →Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – Introduced as a mentor, visionary, and advocate, Dr. Terry Collins, Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University spoke to a
Read more →Friday, April 23, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – Dr. Steve Bradbury, Acting Director, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, presented the first keynote address of the 10th Annual Conference of The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) Feb. 21-23, 2010.
Read more →Thursday, April 22, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its 10th Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia, Feb. 21-23, 2010. The theme of the conference was “Pesticide and Ag Plastics
Read more →For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently presented four stewardship awards at the 10th Annual Pesticide & Ag Plastics Stewardship Conference held February 22 in Savannah, Georgia. The
Read more →For Immediate Release Monday, March 22, 2010 Contact: Kevin Neal, TPSA President Phone: 765-494-1585 E-mail: nealk@purdue.edu St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently elected officers for 2010. The group also filled four board of director positions. New officers include President Kevin Neal, Office of
Read more →WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requesting public comment on options for disclosing inert ingredients in pesticides. In this anticipated rulemaking, EPA is seeking ideas for greater disclosure of inert ingredient identities. Inert ingredients are part of the end use product formulation and are not active
Read more →Best management guidelines for handling agricultural plastics in preparation for recycling are now available as a full color, 8.5″ x 14″ poster. The guidelines were developed by the Recycling Ag Plastics Project (RAPP), a Cornell University-based initiative, and were printed in collaboration with the Northeast Waste Management
Read more →WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to strengthen its assessment of pesticide health risks. EPA’s proposal would include a more thorough assessment of risks to workers, including farmworkers and farm children, as well as risks posed by pesticides that are not used on food. The agency
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