Tag: OCSPP

Pesticide safety

Emergency Exemptions Under FIFRA

By William C. Schillaci Jan 16, 2019 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Jan 16, 2019

In a 2018 report, the EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) said it found flaws in how the Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) managed the pesticide emergency exemption process authorized by Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Specifically, the OIG said the OPP does not use emergency exemption data […]

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Three Environmental Officials Approved by the Senate

By William C. Schillaci Jan 10, 2019 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Jan 10, 2019

One week into the partial shutdown of the federal government, the Senate approved by voice vote three of President Donald Trump’s selections for top environmental posts. Mary Bridget Neumayr was voted in to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Alexandra Dapolito Dunn was approved as assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of […]