Seeking Certainty From Endangered Species Act

CropLife America President and CEO Alexandra Dunn worked in the Environmental Protection Agency during the first Trump presidency. Dunn expects the EPA to be more organized and aggressive during the next four years. “There will be veterans returning who were there the first four years and they’ll come in with things they wanted to get done the first time that didn’t happen and they’ll focus on those,” said Dunn. “I think they will be looking for certainly around the Endangered Species Act how to really get that program to integrate effectively with the Pesticide FIFRA program because they both have to exist together legally, but it’s a challenge.” When the farm bill happens, Dunn is seeking action on its uniformity in pesticide labeling bill, which would prevent states from adding label information that is contrary to the federal standard. Listen to the full interview.