Who are the parties to the litigation?
Plaintiffs in this case, represented by Earthjustice, are the Washington Toxics Coalition, the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, and the Institute for Fisheries Resources. The EPA is the defendant. CropLife America, a trade association representing chemical companies, and 34 other industry associations representing users, manufacturers, and applicators, intervened in the litigation as defendants. In addition, several other parties, including Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. and Dow Agrosciences LLC filed amicus briefs with the court.
