The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing the approval of three products containing the weedkiller dicamba, the use of which was halted by a federal court in 2024. The agency claims dicamba does not pose a serious health or environmental risk.
Prior to the 2024 ruling, Cotton and soybean farmers used dicamba on crops that are genetically engineered to resist herbicide. Other farmers and environmental groups complained that the chemical drifted from where it was sprayed and damaged neighboring plants.
A 2024 U.S. District Court ruling found the EPA had previously violated public input procedures in its approval of three dicamba products and vacated the product registrations. As a result, farmers were unable to spray dicamba this year….