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Environmental Law Initiative Challenges EPA on Glyphosate Safety

6/16/2025

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The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) is taking a stand against New Zealand's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for its refusal to reevaluate glyphosate. A judicial review will scrutinize the EPA's 2024 decision, as ELI highlights alarming new scientific evidence and the absence of a comprehensive risk assessment for the herbicide over the past 50 years, raising concerns for public health and indigenous species.

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The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) is taking a stand against New Zealand's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for its refusal to reevaluate glyphosate. A judicial review will scrutinize the EPA's 2024 decision, as ELI highlights alarming new scientific evidence and the absence of a comprehensive risk assessment for the herbicide over the past 50 years, raising concerns for public health and indigenous species.