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On February 4, 2019, Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered that the Michigan Agency for Energy be transferred out of the department and into the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy as the Office of Climate and Energy. [10] In 2021 the Child Care Licensing Bureau was created within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has six divisions, which work to cultivate and expand new economic opportunities for the food and agricultural sector; safeguard the public’s food supply; inspect and enforce sound animal health practices; control and eradicate plant pests and diseases threatening the food and ...
The EPA PestWise program is a consortium of four EPA environmental stewardship programs, the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program, the Strategic Agriculture Initiative, the Biopesticide Demonstration Program and the Pesticide Registration Renewal Improvement Act Partnership, that work to protect human health and the environment through ...
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) identifies the type of requirements that must be satisfied to obtain the proper license needed to purchase and apply restricted use pesticide. [2] The process required to obtain a pest control licenses is regulated by a combination of state laws, federal laws, common law, and private company policies.
The National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) is a collaboration between Oregon State University and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to provide objective, science-based information about pesticides, the recognition and management of pesticide poisonings, toxicology and environmental chemistry. It is funded through a ...
Endrin is a solid organochlorine pesticide developed by Velsicol with the molecular formula of C 12 H 8 Cl 6 O. The colorless and odorless crystalline solid is dissolved in a liquid for pesticide use against rodents, insects, and birds.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) is a Cabinet-level agency under the Governor of Massachusetts. EOEEA is responsible for promoting efficient energy use throughout the Commonwealth while protecting and preserving Massachusetts' natural environment .
In February 2020, Corteva, then the largest US-based manufacturer of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, announced that it would cease chlorpyrifos production by the end of 2020. [ 9 ] In August 2022, Bayer CropScience sued Corteva alleging that they breached contractual obligations related to the development and commercialization of E3 soybeans.