Read the Following Scenario, and Answer the Questions Below

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario, and answer the questions below.

Recent news of governmental approval of a new herbicide for use in the United States has sparked an outcry from environmental groups and some farmers. The groups claim that the approval violates federal law because the agency that approved the herbicide did not consult with a fellow federal agency regarding the herbicide's potential effects on the whooping crane and Indiana bat, two endangered species that will likely ingest contaminated arthropod prey.

-What federal agency is responsible for approving new pesticides?

A) FDA
B) USFWS
C) NOAA
D) EPA