On July 28, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Center for Biological Diversity (the Center) that will result in the completion of Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 7 consultations assessing the effect of five pesticides on listed species. The five pesticides are: carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, malathion, and methomyl. This agreement amends a 2013 settlement agreement between these parties. The Service and EPA expect to complete nationwide ESA consultations for three of the five pesticides by December 31, 2017, and for the remaining two pesticides by December 31, 2018. There are currently more than 1,600 species listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA in the United States.
View the current list of listed species.
Stipulated Injunction - Center for Biological Diversity v. Johnson (2006)
On October 20, 2006, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California issued a stipulated injunction to resolve a case brought against the EPA by the Center. The court's injunction included use restrictions, such as buffer areas around certain habitats of the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii). The pesticide use restrictions of the stipulated injunction are still in effect. The counties affected by the stipulated injunction are listed and shown on the map provided below. Since the stipulated injunction took effect, the EPA has found that 62 pesticides covered by the stipulated injunction "may affect" and are "likely to adversely affect" the California red-legged frog.
Counties: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Tuolumne, Ventura, and Yuba.
