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HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
District 9
25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402, Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
DATE: November 13, 2019
TO: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Herbert M. "Tim"Richards, III, Council Member -
Council District 9 -North and South Kohala
SUBJECT: Bill 101
Aloha!
Attached please find the following for your review and consideration in relation to Bill 101:
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) News Press Release: EPA Takes
Next Step in Review Process for Herbicide Glyphosate, Reaffirms No Risk to Public
Health, dated April 30, 2019
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EPA Takes Next Stepp inReview Process
Herbicide Glyphosate, Reaffirms No Riskt
Public Health
04/30/2019
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WASHINGTON—Today,the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.)is taking an important
step in the agency's review of glyphosate.As part of this action, EPA continues to find that there are
no risks to public health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label and that
glyphosate is not a carcinogen.The agency's scientific findings on human health risk are consistent
with the conclusions of science reviews by many other countries and other federal agencies. While
the agency did not identify public health risks in the 2017 human health risk assessment,the 2017
ecological assessment did identify ecological risks.To address these risks,EPA is proposing
management measures to help farmers target pesticide sprays on the intended pest,protect pollinators,
and reduce the problem of weeds becoming resistant to glyphosate.
"EPA has found no risks to public health from the current registered uses of glyphosate," said EPA
Administrator Andrew Wheeler. "Today's proposed action includes new management measures
that will help farmers use glyphosate in the most effective and efficient way possible, including
pollinator protections. We look forward to input from farmers and other stakeholders to ensure that
the draft management measures are workable, realistic,and effective."
"If we are going to feed 10 billion people by 2050,we are going to need all the tools at our disposal,
which includes the use the glyphosate;" U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said. "USDA
applauds EPA's proposed registration decision as it is science-based and consistent with the findings
of other regulatory authorities that glyphosate does not pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans."
Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in U.S. agriculture and has been studied for decades.
Glyphosate is used on more than 100 food crops,including glyphosate-resistant corn, soybean,
cotton, canola and sugar beet.Non-agricultural uses include residential areas, aquatic areas,forests,
rights of way,ornamentals and turf.
Once the Federal register notice publishes,the public will be able to submit comments on EPA's
proposed decision at www.regulations.gov in docket#EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-036 1. Public comments
will be due 60 days after the date of publication in Federal Register. EPA's responses to the comments
received on the draft ecological and human health risk assessments and the benefits assessment will
be in the docket.
For more information about glyphosate,including today's proposed interim decision and supporting
documents,visit: haps:llwww.epa.goy/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyphosate.
The glyphosate draft risk assessments and supporting documents can be found at:
htt-os•//www epa-gov/ingTedients-used-pesticide-products/draft-human-health-and-ecological-risk-
assessments-glyphosate.
LAST UPDATED ON APRIL 30,2019