EPA let Bayer shape weedkiller regulations, docs show
The gist
The Guardian reported the EPA let Bayer pick the rules for its weedkiller dicamba.
The herbicide was banned twice, so who writes its limits matters to nearby farms.
How it unfolded
- 2020Dicamba was banned by the courts.
- 2023Dicamba was banned by the courts a second time.
- late 2024Bayer filed a new registration request to allow it to manufacture and sell dicamba again.