Google News Articles: Oct. 15, 2014
Enlist Duo: EPA Approves New GMO System
Science 2.0 - 3 hours ago
“Enlist Duo will provide a new tool to help farmers manage troublesome weeds while growing [genetically engineered] corn and soybeans,” Jim Jones, the EPA's assistant administrator in charge of chemical safety, told reporters. “Both 2, 4-D and Glyphosate ...
EPA Approves 2,4-D Weed Killer Enlist Duo For Engineered Crops
Huffington Post - 3 hours ago
The EPA said Wednesday that it will allow the use of a 2,4-D weed killer called Enlist Duo, a new version of the popular herbicide used since the 1940s. It is designed to be used on corn and soybeans grown with engineered seeds approved by the Agriculture ...
EPA approves controversial pesticide for GMO crops
The Hill - 4 hours ago
Farmers and Dow have been pushing for approval of Enlist Duo for years as an alternative to Monsanto Co.'s Roundup system, which includes a weed killer and “Roundup Ready” crops, Reuters reported. Some weeds have developed immunity to Roundup.
EPA Approves Dow's Enlist Herbicide for GMOs
Scientific American - 2 hours ago
EPA said it was applying "first-time-ever restrictions" on its approval of the herbicide, called Enlist Duo, which is designed to be used with new genetically modified crops developed by Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical. The herbicide was developed ...
EPA Approves Dow's Enlist Duo 2,4-D Herbicide
Food Poisoning Bulletin - 46 minutes ago
Against many objections from consumer advocates, food safety advocates, and environmentalists, the EPA approved Dow Chemical's Enlist Duo herbicide, a new blend of 2,4-D and glyphosate that will be used on Dow's GMO corn and soybeans. Glyphosate ...
Dow Chemical Enlist Weed Killer Approved for GMO Crops
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) won U.S. approval for its Enlist Duo weed killer, clearing the way for sales of corn and soybeans genetically engineered to tolerate the herbicide. Enlist Duocan be used in six states with approval pending in another 10, the ...
EPA Registers Enlist Duo Herbicide; Enlist Weed Control System
Hoosier Ag Today - 7 minutes ago
Enlist logo On Wednesday, the United States EPA registered Enlist Duo herbicide for use with Enlist corn and soybeans. That decision is the final step in the federal regulatory process and Dow Agrosciences will release its 2015 market intentions for Enlist in ...
EPA Greenlights Dow's Enlist Duo
Farm Chemicals International (press release) - 46 minutes ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered Dow AgroSciences' Enlist Duo herbicide for use with Enlist corn and soybeans on Wednesday, clearing the way for commercialization. The pesticide is for use in controlling weeds in corn and ...
Dow Achieves Final Milestone for Commercialization of Enlist Weed Control ...
MFRTech (press release) - 29 minutes ago
(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the last step in the regulatory process before commercialization, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced it has received registration from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Enlist Duo herbicide for ...
EPA OKs Key Dow Agro 'Breakthrough'
Inside Indiana Business (press release) - 1 hour ago
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Enlist Weed Control System, breakthrough technology to fight resistant and tough weeds, is now approved by federal regulatory authorities. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered Enlist Duo herbicide for ...
EPA approval of Dow herbicide violates law, critics charge
Reuters - 1 hour ago
In announcing the decision, EPA said it had thoroughly evaluated the risks, including those for endangered species, that come with what is expected to be a large increase in the use of the chemical agent 2,4-D, which is an active ingredient of Enlist Duo.
EPA Approves New Dow Chemical Weed Killer
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
The EPA said Dow's Enlist Duo weed killer, which includes a new formulation of the chemical 2,4-D, initially can be used in six states. The approval will enable Dow to start selling corn and soybean seeds that have been genetically modified to withstand Enlist ...
EPA Approves Dangerous Combination of 2,4-D and Glyphosate Pesticides
Center for Biological Diversity (press release) - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON— Ignoring its legal duty to identify risks to endangered species, the Environmental Protection Agency today approved a new pesticide product — Enlist Duo — a novel combination of two of the most commonly used pesticides in the nation, ...
EPA green lights Dow AgroSciences' seed line aimed at superweeds
Indianapolis Star - 11 minutes ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has approved Dow's Enlist Duo herbicide for use with Dow-developed corn and soybeans that are resistant to the widely used weedkillers Roundup and 2,4-D. The green light from the EPA is the final step in a ...
EPA approves new herbicide for Dow biotech corn, soybeans
DesMoinesRegister.com - 1 hour ago
The approval of Dow's Enlist Duo weed killer, designed to be used with the company's corn and soybean seeds approved by the Agriculture Department in September, came with what the EPA called "first-time ever restrictions" to help battle the problem of ...
EPA Approves New Weed Killer for Engineered Crops
ABC News - 31 minutes ago
The EPA said Wednesday that it will allow the use of a 2,4-D weed killer called Enlist Duo, a new version of the popular herbicide used since the 1940s. It is designed to be used with genetically modified corn and soybeans approved by the Agriculture ...
Dow's Enlist Weed Control System registered by EPA
Farm Industry News (subscription) - 2 hours ago
Today, Dow AgroSciences announced that the Enlist Weed Control System is now approved by federal regulatory authorities. The U.S. EPA has registered Enlist Duo herbicide for use with Enlist corn and soybeans. This is the final step in the federal ...
EPA Ignores Public Outcry, Approves Dangerous Weed Killer
Environmental Working Group - 4 hours ago
Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Working Group is “deeply disappointed” that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to approve a toxic weed killer known as Enlist Duo, despite overwhelming opposition from the scientific and public ...
Greens blast EPA for approving 'superweed' pesticide for farmers
The Hill - 1 hour ago
Green groups are lashing out against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it approved what they see as a dangerous weed killer. The EPA gave the go-ahead to a pesticide known as Enlist Duo on Wednesday to help farmers fight back against ...
Dow Chemical Gets Approval for Herbicide to Challenge Roundup
24/7 Wall St. - 3 hours ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday granted approval to the AgroSciences division of Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) for the use of its Enlist Duo-brand herbicide. The substance is used to control weeds in corn and soybeans ...
EPA Clears Controversial Dow Herbicide For GMO Crops
Law360 (subscription) - 1 hour ago
The EPA is registering Dow AgroSciences LLC's Enlist Duo, a proprietary blend of new 2,4-D choline and glyphosate, in six Midwestern states for use on crops that Dow engineered in tandem with the herbicide, according to a statement from the agency, ...
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