97% of Endangered Species Threatened by Two Common #Pesticides
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first rigorous nationwide analysis Wednesday of the effects of pesticides on endangered species, finding that 97 percent of the more than 1,800 animals and plants protected under the Endangered Species Act are likely to be harmed by #malathion and #chlorpyrifos, two commonly used pesticides. Another 78 percent are likely to be hurt by the pesticide #diazinon. The results released Wednesday are the final biological evaluations the EPA completed as part of its examination of the impacts of these pesticides on endangered species.