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Friday, August 12, 2011

Courts - "E.P.A. Bans Sale of Tree-Killing Herbicide, Imprelis"

Updating three earlier ILB entries, today Jim Robbins of the NY Times reports in a story that begins:

The Environmental Protection Agency banned the sale on Thursday of Imprelis, a weed killer introduced this year that landscapers link to thousands of tree deaths around the country.

DuPont, which held discussions with the E.P.A. on the herbicide, suspended sales of the product last week and announced plans for a refund program. The company already faces lawsuits from property owners who lost numerous trees after landscapers began applying Imprelis to lawns and golf courses this spring.

The earlier ILB entries were headed "Pennsylvania Homeowner and Indiana Golf Course Company File Class Action Lawsuit Alleging DuPont's New Herbicide Imprelis is Causing the Death of Trees Nationwide."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 12, 2011 08:18 AM
Posted to Courts in general | Environment