Ellis

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DIRECTIONS TO PARTIES

Before the Court are three motions: (1) “Motion for Summary Judgment,” filed April 14, 2016, by plaintiffs Steve Ellis, Tom Theobald, Jim Doan, Bill Rhodes, Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides, Sierra Club and Center for Environmental Health; (2) “Cross-Motion for *805 Summary Judgment,” filed June 7, 2016, by defendants Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Jack Housenger, Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs of EPA (collectively, “EPA”); and (3) “Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment,” filed June 20, 2016, by defendant-intervenors Bayer CropScience LP, Syn-genta Crop Protection, LLC, Valent U.S.A. Corporation, and CropLife America (collectively, “Intervenors”). The motions have been fully briefed. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motions, the Court hereby rules as follows.

BACKGROUND

By the instant action, plaintiffs, comprising four individuals and four public interest groups,…