chlorpyrifos

Trump’s EPA Rejects Proposed Pesticide Ban

July 24, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 25, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a proposal to ban the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that is already classified as moderately hazardous and that has been linked to neurological issues in young children. This is no the first time… [read]

EPA Refuses To Ban Chlorpyrifos – Linked To Neurological Problems With Children

July 19, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 19, 2019

Due to concerns that the insecticide can harm the brain and nervous system, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned chlorpyrifos for household uses in 2000 but agricultural companies are still allowed to spray it on our food. In August of… [read]

EPA Reversal of Harmful Pesticide Ban Violated Federal Law, Says Appeals Court

August 23, 2018 by Kristina Martin

The Environmental Protection Agency under the direction of Scott Pruitt removed a 2012 ban of a harmful pesticide, chlorpyrifos, in 2017, a move that a federal appeals court ruled violated federal law. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in… [read]