EPA Chief Met With Dow Chemical CEO Before Deciding Not to Ban Toxic Pesticide

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By Lorraine ChowJun 28, 2017, 9:59 am92 pts
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) administrator Scott Pruitt met with Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris before deciding to reverse an earlier EPA decision to ban the company's toxic and widely used pesticide , chlorpyrifos. According to records obtained by the Associated Press , the EPA boss met with…

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