Environmental groups have urged a US court to call on the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) to vacate its approval of Monsanto ’s dicamba - based product , XtendiMax , arguing that the product harms nearby crops , plants and wildlife . It is unclear whether the court has the authority to so instruct the EPA . ’s The groups claim the EPA failed to analyse the risks of the products before approving them in 2016 . The agency is currently considering whether to renew the sales license for dicamba , which expires in November , in a move that has implications for agrochemical firms including German - owned Siemens , BASF , Engenia and DowDuPont .
Environmental groups have urged a US court to call on the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) to vacate its approval of Monsanto ’s dicamba - based product , XtendiMax , arguing that the product harms nearby crops , plants and wildlife . It is unclear whether the court has the authority to so instruct the EPA . The groups claim the EPA failed to analyse the risks of the products before approving them in 2016 . The agency is currently considering whether to renew the sales license for dicamba , which expires in November , in a move that has implications for agrochemical firms including German - owned Siemens , BASF , Engenia and DowDuPont .