EPA sued over lack of standards for pesticide pollution

Source Scout · Courthouse News Service reports: Atrazine is commonly used on corn, sugarcane and sorghum, and has been linked to birth defects, cancer and fertility problems. (CN) — A coalition of conservation and public health groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday in an effort to force the federal agency to develop water quality standards for a pesticide linked to cancer. Atrazine is the second most widely used pesticide in the United States and most commonly used on corn, sugarcane and sorghum. The herbicide controls annual grasses and broadleaf weeds before they emerge.

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