NAAA Works to Ensure EPA Retains Aerial Applications of Malathion
The EPA’s proposed interim decision (PID) for malathion retained aerial applications for all uses. A PID is the near final step in the pesticide registration review process. EPA has already consulted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding malathion’s potential risks to endangered species and their habitats. Mitigations from the consultation process were part of the PID. The next stage will be for EPA to consider comments on the PID and then issue a final decision on malathion’s registration review.