Pesticide Label Changes Prompted by Salmon Protection

Salmon and steelhead fish have become an endangered species in California, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon due to high levels of certain pesticides. The EPA set limits on the use of pesticides, specifically chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion. The limitations are set only for areas in the four states that have all 28 species of salmon and steelhead. The pesticides are still allowed on farmlands and other land not surrounding the waters where these fish live. The plan is for the companies producing these chemicals to abide with the new limits, but if they do not the EPA has made plans to enforce these rules. The new rules are very important because this is the first time in twenty years that the EPA has followed the consultation process set by the Endangered Species Act.

I think this is very important because the EPA is working together with the Obama administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service for one cause. It is also important to have strict limitations on the pesticides put into our water and food supply because if it harms the fish it can potentially harm us as well. It is necessary for the companies to abide by these new limitations because even if the pesticides individually do not harm the environment, all of them combined may.

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