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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt'>BCNnet</span></span></font></span> friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>I understand
the news release in the post I sent earlier today didn’t transferred
properly, so if you missed it here it is in text.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>Donnie R. Dann</span></font><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Contact: Steve <span class=SpellE>Holmer</span>,
American Bird Conservancy, 202-234-7181, ext. 216 <a
href="mailto:sholmer@abcbirds.org">sholmer@abcbirds.org</a>, <a
href="http://www.abcbirds.org/">www.abcbirds.org</a> </span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Cat <span class=SpellE>Lazaroff</span>,
Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-3270, <a href="mailto:clazaroff@defenders.org">clazaroff@defenders.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=releaseheader align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext'>EPA
Under Pressure to Keep Banned Pesticide on Market<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Science
Panel Agrees with Pesticide Ban which Followed Millions of Bird Deaths</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>(Washington, D.C. – February 11, 2008)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under pressure from a
pesticide manufacturer and members of Congress to reverse an August 30, 2006
decision to cancel the registration of all uses of the highly toxic pesticide <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span>, which is sold under the name "<span
class=SpellE>Furadan</span>" by FMC Corporation. A Scientific Advisory
Panel reviewed the decision last week and agreed with EPA that the pesticide
poses an unreasonable risk to the environment, particularly birds, and that
there was no evidence to recommend reversing EPA’s decision to cancel <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>“Those who support keeping <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> on the market are stating their clear
indifference to conserving wildlife and to exposing workers to toxins,”
said Dr. George Fenwick, President of American Bird Conservancy. “<span
class=SpellE>Carbofuran</span> is harmful to human health, and one of the most
deadly pesticides to birds left on the market. It is responsible for the deaths
of millions of wild birds since its introduction in 1967, including Bald and
Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and migratory songbirds. EPA has already said
a firm no to the continued use of this substance, and lawmakers need to listen
to the experts on this.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>In its 2005 ecological risk assessment on <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span>, EPA stated that all legal uses of the pesticide
were likely to kill wild birds. If a flock of mallards were to feed in a <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> treated alfalfa field, EPA predicted that 92% of
the birds in the flock would quickly die. EPA analysis has also confirmed that <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> is a threat to human health through contaminated
food, drinking water, and occupational exposure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>“This is the first time in twenty years
that a pesticide manufacturer has fought cancellation of a registered
pesticide," said Dr. Michael Fry, Director of ABC's Pesticides and Birds
Campaign. “The EPA’s decision to ban <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span>
was a huge victory for science and the environment, but despite the
overwhelming scientific evidence of <span class=SpellE>carbofuran's</span>
extreme toxicity and the availability of safer alternatives, the manufacturer
continues to fight all efforts on the part of the EPA and conservationists to
have the ban enacted. FMC Corporation needs to take the responsible course and
immediately withdraw <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> from the
market.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>“The evidence is clear; <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> is toxic to wildlife and people. EPA should not
fold to political pressures and allow this dangerous pesticide back on the
market,” said Rodger <span class=SpellE>Schlickeisen</span>, President of
Defenders of Wildlife. “In 2006, more than 20,000 of our members and
activists asked EPA to take <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> off the
market. EPA made the right decision in 2006 and they should stick by that
decision now.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>In 2007, the deliberate misapplication of <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> by a Colorado farmer killed over 2,200 migratory
birds, including Mourning Doves, Horned Larks, Western Meadowlarks, Red-Winged
Blackbirds and Common Grackles. The farmer pleaded guilty in federal court for
violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Other incidents of bird poisonings by <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> are documented in the Avian Incident Monitoring
System (<a href="http://www.abcbirds.org/aims">www.abcbirds.org/aims</a>)
operated by American Bird Conservancy in cooperation with the EPA and state and
federal wildlife agencies. The Birds in Agricultural Areas (<a
href="http://www.abcbirds.org/biaa">www.abcbirds.org/biaa</a>) database also
documents significant bird use in the major crops where <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span>
is sprayed. Continued use of <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> will
only lead to more incidents such as the recent bird kill in Colorado.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>In addition to killing birds when used
legally, <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> is often illegally used in poison
baits intended to kill wildlife in agricultural areas and grazing lands. This
abuse has resulted in the deaths of raptors including Bald and Golden Eagles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>American Bird Conservancy and other
conservation and worker protection organizations campaigned for many years to
have <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> removed from the market. They
heralded EPA's decision as a clear victory for the environment, and one that was
long overdue. Groups supporting the cancellation include: American Bird
Conservancy, Alaska Bird Observatory, <span class=SpellE>Archbold</span>
Biological Station, Beyond Pesticides, Bird Conservation Network, Center for
Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Habitats League,
Friends of Dyke Marsh, Hampshire Bird Club, Massachusetts Audubon Society,
Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter, National Audubon Society, Natural
Resources Defense Council, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides,
Pesticide Action Network North America, <span class=SpellE>Riveredge</span>
Bird Club, Seattle Audubon Society, <span class=SpellE>Taku</span> Conservation
Society, Tennessee Ornithological Society, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange,
The Institute for Bird Populations, Virginia Society of Ornithology, Washington
Toxics Coalition, Wildlife Center of Virginia, Wisconsin Society for
Ornithology, World Wildlife Fund, <span class=SpellE>Xerces</span> Society,
Maryland Ornithological Society. <o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Carbofuran</span></span></font></span><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> first came under
fire in the 1980s after an EPA Special Review estimated that over a million
birds were killed each year by the granular formulation. According to
scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service there are "no known
conditions under which <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> can be used without
killing migratory birds. Many of these die-off incidents followed applications
of <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> that were made with extraordinary
care." The granular formation was cancelled in 1994, but the liquid form
remains on the market. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Carbofuran</span></span></font></span><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> is one of the
most heavily used insecticides in the world, but its extreme toxicity to farm
workers and wildlife has made it very dangerous to use. EPA's cancellation will
likely have a domino effect internationally, as other countries frequently
follow EPA's lead.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>In 1974 Congress passed the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and <span class=SpellE>Rodenticide</span> Act (FIFRA),
to require stricter controls on pesticides, and to encourage the development of
less toxic alternatives to older chemicals. More than 1,000 alternative
pesticides have since been registered, but a few "dinosaur
chemicals", such as <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span>, have remained on
the market because they were grandfathered into the regulations when FIFRA was
passed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Congress passed the Food Quality Protection
Act in 1996, which set higher standards for pesticide registration and residues
in food, and gave EPA a deadline of ten years to re-evaluate the most dangerous
pesticides. EPA’s announcement to cancel the registration of <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> happened on the precise day of the ten year
deadline. <o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Once implemented, the cancellation will be
effective for all uses of <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span>: alfalfa, corn,
cotton, cotton, potatoes, and rice. The cancellation will be phased out
over four years for other minor uses including artichokes, chili peppers in the
southwest, cucumbers, spinach for seed, sunflowers, and pine seedlings. Unfortunately,
the cancellation will not apply to use on some major imported agricultural
products. The EPA is still allowing the importation of rice, coffee,
bananas, and sugarcane with <span class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> residues in
the commodities, posing risks to US consumers and putting US growers at a
competitive disadvantage. American Bird Conservancy and the Natural
Resources Defense Council have recently petitioned EPA to cancel these import
tolerances for pesticide residues on food.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Assorted letters to EPA concerning <span
class=SpellE>carbofuran</span> cancellation (including letters from Members of
Congress), <a
href="http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162">http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162</a>.
Document number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162-0487 dated February 5, 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Comment letter from FMC Corporation, <a
href="http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064803a0c8e">http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064803a0c8e</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Comment letter from Dr. Michael Fry, American
Bird Conservancy, <a
href="http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162">http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>Comment letter from Dr. Jennifer Sass,
Natural Resources Defense Council, <a
href="http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064803a5bc2">http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064803a5bc2</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:windowtext'>### 30
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<p class=bodytext><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
8.5pt;color:windowtext'><a href="http://www.abcbirds.org"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'>American Bird Conservancy</span></font></a> (ABC) is
the only organization that works solely to conserve native wild birds and their
habitats throughout the Americas. ABC is a not-for-profit membership
organization that is consistently awarded a top, four-star rating by the
independent group Charity Navigator. ABC's Pesticides and Birds Campaign aims
to reduce the exposure of wild birds to hazardous pesticides. For more
information see <a
href="http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/pesticides/index.html">http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/pesticides/index.html</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=bodytext><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
8.5pt;color:windowtext'>Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of
all native animals and plants in their natural communities. With more
than 1 million members and activists, Defenders of Wildlife is a leading
advocate for innovative solutions to safeguard our wildlife heritage for
generations to come. For more information, visit <a
href="http://www.defenders.org"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>www.defenders.org</span></font></a>.
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