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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">EPA Releases Pesticide and Endangered Species Educational Resources Toolbox
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an online toolbox with educational materials related to pesticides and endangered species -- another step in the agency’s efforts
to protect endangered species, support farmers, and provide critical environmental protections for communities across the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">When EPA
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<span style="color:#0A528F">registers a pesticide</span></a> or reevaluates it in
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<span style="color:#0A528F">registration review</span></a>, the agency has a responsibility under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to ensure that the use of the pesticide does not jeopardize the continued existence of federally threatened or endangered (listed)
species or adversely modify their designated critical habitats. Over the last few years, EPA has developed strategies and educational materials in support of the agency’s implementation of its ESA obligations. The Pesticide and Endangered Species Educational
Resources Toolbox catalogs educational resources including guidance documents, handouts, presentations, informational webinars, and other resources relating to EPA’s endangered species work. The toolbox can be sorted alphabetically, by publication date, or
by topic and has a search function that allows users to search by keyword or phrase. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">EPA developed the materials in this toolbox for a variety of stakeholders who may have differing levels of knowledge about EPA’s efforts to protect listed species. For example, crop
consultants, retailers, extension agents, and others, may use these materials to educate growers and applicators on the ESA strategies or mitigation measures they may see on product labels. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This initial release of the toolbox primarily consolidates existing materials from various locations on EPA’s website into one location. EPA has also included a new one-page
<span class="normaltextrun">handout</span> on Bulletins Live! Two. This handout explains what Bulletins are, why users need to know about Bulletins, and how to find them on Bulletins Live! Two. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">EPA will continue adding new materials to the toolbox as they are developed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2D1616"><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fendangered-species%2Fpesticides-and-endangered-species-educational-resources-toolbox/1/010001927fe0fc56-446f4d78-86db-45bd-a78d-c9f84c5083e2-000000/VhZTOrAnLozrXh_UBCO9KuVJcGtva1Xc96mCQKZ-aTw=374" target="_blank"><span style="color:white;border:solid #767676 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#767676;text-decoration:none">Visit
the Toolbox </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0B76A0">Note: The article and links were created by EPA. Please visit the EPA website for more information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer Weber<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">MARICOPA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">4341 E. Broadway Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Office: (602) 827-8222<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:jennyweber@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jennyweber@arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">extension.arizona.edu/maricopa</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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