EPA let Bayer select its own dicamba regulations, documents show

Internal agency documents reveal the EPA allowed pesticide maker Bayer to choose preferred regulatory options for the herbicide dicamba before incorporating them into federal rules.

First covered Sep 20, 2026 · 5:00 AM PT · 1 article

EPA let Bayer select its own dicamba regulations, documents show — Image via theguardian.com

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6d Guardian Environment US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show — Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule The EPA allowed pesticide…

Primary sources

biologicaldiversity.org Epa 5 12 25 Presentation To Bayer On Mitigation Options (biologicaldiversity.org)

regulations.gov Regulations.gov

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global-agriculture.com Disclosed EPA Records Show Bayer Helped Shape Its Own Dicamba Mitigation Rules Before 2026 Reapproval

Appeared in: 2026-09-20 (#17) · 2026-09-21 (#11)

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