EPA sued over toxic seed waste: Environmental group demands records on pesticide-coated crop contamination The Center for Food Safety filed a FOIA lawsuit on May 5, 2026, demanding the EPA release documents on neonicotinoid-coated seed disposal at ethanol plants. Neonicotinoid pesticides are linked to mass bee die-offs, bird deaths, and potential human neurological and reproductive harm. The lawsuit is part of a decade-long campaign to close the “Treated Article Exemption” that allows coated seeds to bypass federal pesticide regulations. More than 80% of seed coatings can spread into the environment, contaminating air, soil and waterways across 150 million acres. The…

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