Fish and Wildlife: Enlist herbicides “relatively safe” for endangered species

May 25, 2023 05:33 PM

After review, the Fish and Wildlife Service found enlist herbicides to be relatively safe for endangered species.

The agency is proposing the removal of most county-level restrictions as it found the chemicals are not likely to jeopardize the existence of any listed species or hurt their habitats.

County-level restrictions would be completely removed in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.

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