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36 Tul. Env't L.J. 335 (2023)
NRDC v. EPA: Ninth Circuit Decision to Remand-without-Vacatur in Part May Allow EPA to Re-Register Glyphosate Despite Current Public Debate regarding the Carcinogenic and Ecological Effects of Roundup Herbicide

handle is hein.journals/tulev36 and id is 347 raw text is: NRDC v. EPA: Ninth Circuit Decision to Remand-Without- Vacatur in Part May Allow EPA to Re-register Glyphosate Despite Current Public Debate Regarding the Carcinogenic and Ecological Effects of Roundup Herbicide I. OVERVIEW ..................................................................................... 335 II. BACKGROUND ............................................................................... 337 A. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act......................................................................................... 337 B. Endangered Species Act ....................................................... 338 III. COURT'S DECISION........................................................................ 339 A. Human Health ...................................................................... 339 B. Ecology .................................................................................342 IV. ANALYSIS ...................................................................................... 343 V . C ONCLU SION .................................................................................346 I. OVERVIEW The berries sitting on the grocery store shelf were likely treated with the chemical glyphosate before entering the supermarket.' Further down the aisle, the corn, soybean products, nuts, and various other vegetables, grains and fruits were probably treated with the same substance.2 Beyond consumption, the chemical glyphosate is also used to address weed growth in parks, wildlife management areas, pastures, and is even applied before the harvest of your holiday Christmas tree.3 As the active ingredient in Roundup Weed Killer, glyphosate has become one of the most common herbicides used by farmers in the United States.4 Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tasked with registering pesticides before they are authorized for sale and distribution in the United States.5 The EPA may authorize the registration of the 1. See Glyphosate, Ingredients Used in Pesticide Products, ENV'T PROT. AGENCY, https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyphosate (last updated Sept. 23, 2022). 2. See id. 3. Id. 4. Id. 5. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1 36a (2018). 335

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