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Law
Farmers have been spraying chlorpyrifos on crops, including strawberries, apples, citrus, broccoli, and corn since 1965.

EPA Will Ban A Farming Pesticide Linked To Health Problems In Children

Aug 18, 2021
Agency officials issued a final ruling on Wednesday saying chlorpyrifos can no longer be used on the food that makes its way onto American dinner plates. The move overturns a Trump-era decision.
NPR
Environment
California is banning a pesticide often used by growers of grapes, citrus, almonds and other crops. Sales of chlorpyrifos will be outlawed in the state as of Feb. 6.

California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

Oct 09, 2019
State environmental regulators call chlorpyrifos "a toxic air contaminant" that is a health threat when inhaled or exposed to skin.
NPR
The Salt
A pesticide warning sign in an orange grove warns in English and Spanish that the pesticide chlorpyrifos, or Lorsban, has been applied to these orange trees.

Will An Appeals Court Make The EPA Ban A Pesticide Linked To Serious Health Risks?

Feb 26, 2019
Chlorpyrifos has been linked to developmental delays in kids and other health problems. The EPA is fighting a lower court's ruling that it must ban the pesticide, which farmers say they need.
NPR
The Salt
Sockeye salmon swim to spawning grounds.

Government Scientists Say A Controversial Pesticide Is Killing Endangered Salmon

Jan 11, 2018
The insecticide chlorpyrifos, already under attack for its risk to small children, may be killing salmon as well. The National Marine Fisheries Service is recommending restrictions on its use.
NPR
The Salt
Pesticide warning sign in an orange grove. The sign, in English and Spanish, warns that the pesticide chlorpyrifos, or Lorsban, has been applied to these orange trees.

EPA Decides Not To Ban A Pesticide, Despite Its Own Evidence Of Risk

Mar 29, 2017
New EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has decided not to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on produce. That's despite evidence previously compiled by EPA showing it could pose risks to consumers.
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