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EPA Designates Atrazine as Safe

On Friday, September 18th, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that EPA had established an interim decision supporting the continued use of atrazine, propazine and simazine (triazines). The EPA did implement some modifications to how these products can be applied. Atrazine is the second most commonly used herbicide.

More below:

https://www.agprofessional.com/article/epa-marks-three-herbicide-active-ingredients-safe-including-atrazine

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-wheeler-meets-farmers-and-local-officials-efforts-provide-regulatory

https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/atrazine