EPA History: Pesticides
Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.
Press Releases and Speeches
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EPA to Ask for Comments on New Pesticides Law
[EPA press release - November 8, 1972] -
Train Stops Manufacture of Heptachlor/Chlordane, Cites Imminent Cancer Risk
[EPA press release - July 30, 1975] -
EPA Acts to Ban EDB Pesticide
[EPA press release - September 30, 1983] -
EPA Sets Standards for FIFRA, TSCA Lab Tests
[EPA press release - November 1, 1983] -
EPA Approves First Use in Environment of Genetically Altered Bacteria
[EPA press release - November 14, 1985] -
FIFRA Amendments of 1988
[EPA press release - October 26, 1988] -
Daminozide (Alar) Pesticide Canceled for Food Uses
[EPA press release - November 7, 1989] -
Dursban Announcement
by Carol M. Browner [EPA speech - June 8, 2000]