The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a request by the Natural Resources Defense Council activist group to ban 2,4-D, one of the most effective herbicides on the market. H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis, applauded EPA for following sound science in its review process. “For once, the EPA got it right. They followed the science, which said that if you follow the proper dosage and use the substance appropriately, it is proven safe and poses little or no harm to humans or the environment,” observed Burnett Read the full story in Climate and Environment News.