This Toxic Herbicide Is Unregulated Despite Court Order

Despite years of documented environmental devastation, and a court order removing its registration, the US Environmental Protection Agency continues to allow widespread use of dicamba.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• In 2020, a federal court ruled the EPA ignored evidence that dicamba would lead to widespread crop damage and invalidated the registrations for this herbicide

• Instead of pulling it from the market, the EPA reapproved it months later with minor label changes

• In 2021, the EPA admitted that its changes made little difference, and dicamba was…