News and submissions
Environmental Law Initiative takes glyphosate case to Court of Appeal
Appeal challenges legal interpretation of HSNO and EPA’s approach to glyphosate risk assessment.
Lack of risk assessment for glyphosate remains a concern, despite High Court ruling
The High Court has ruled that the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) did not establish “a reviewable error” in the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) decision that grounds did not exist to reassess the herbicide glyphosate.
EPA faces High Court challenge over glyphosate
We are challenging the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) this week in the High Court over its decision that there were no grounds to reassess the herbicide glyphosate, along with more than 90 glyphosate-based formulations currently approved for use in Aotearoa.
Submission on Proposals to Amend the New Zealand Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds
Our submission on the MPI Proposals to Amend the New Zealand FoodNotice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds.
ELI takes EPA to court over glyphosate-based herbicides decision
“These chemicals end up everywhere. They are in our food, in our playgrounds, in our gardens, and in our waterways. The EPA should be making decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of how glyphosate and its co-formulants affect us here in New Zealand,” says Ms Upperton.
ELI takes first step on reassessment of glyphosate
A reassessment of glyphosate using the most up-to-date independent science is long overdue. We have taken the first step towards a reassessment by applying to EPA to determine whether legal grounds exist for a reassessment.