EPA Bans DuPont Co. Herbicide Imprelis, Blamed for Killing Trees

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: August 25, 2011

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pulled DuPont’s herbicide Imprelis, blamed for killing trees in numerous states, from the market. The EPA is investigating if the company violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

This article describes the reasons for the ban, responses to it and the litigation resulting from the use of the herbicide.