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The Environmental Protection Agency asked the District of Columbia District Court on Friday to remand a lawsuit regarding the approvals of nine different pesticides which the plaintiffs alleged would harm bees to allow it to conduct review required under the Endangered Species Act.
The lawsuit, which was filed in 2017 by the National Resources Defense Council, asked the court to vacate almost 100 separate products which use neonics, namely acetamiprid, dinotefuran, or imidacloprid, because of the harm bees and other birds or insects. The plaintiffs claimed that the EPA did not consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service before registering the pesticides. The complaint identified 26 species harmed by the use of the pesticides which were not properly approved.