Source: Dan Nosowitz, MODERN FARMER, 8/29/17


Back in March, then-new EPA chief Scott Pruitt decided to cast aside his own agency's findings and decline to ban the insecticide chlorpyrifos.Chlorpyrifos, marked by Dow Chemical under names like Dursban and Lorsban, has been repeatedly linked to human health issues, especially in children, like increased rates of autism and decreased intelligence. On the environmental side, it’s known to be toxic to bees as well as to some aquatic animals like shrimp.

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