Agriculture your username 6 hours ago The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a partial motion to dismiss Tuesday in a case brought by agricultural trade associations concerning the denial of the registration of dicamba herbicide. The agency is seeking to dismiss claims that their regulation of the use of dicamba violated the Endangered Species Act. The plaintiffs originally argued that dicamba is a “critical tool” used by farmers and that the plaintiffs and their members rely on dicamba and crops engineered to withstand the herbicide. New restrictions placed on the use of such products ” will diminish crop yields, cut productivity, and drive up operational costs,” the plaintiffs argued.