California, Nation’s Top User of Chlorpyrifos, Announces Ban on Brain-Damaging Pesticide

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By Olivia RosaneMay 9, 2019, 1:15 pm148 pts
California will ban a brain-damaging pesticide that the Trump administration's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed banning at the national level, the state announced Wednesday. Chlorpyrifos, which is used on almonds, citrus, grapes, cotton, walnuts and other crops, has been shown to harm…

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