Source: John Rogers, NEWS & OBSERVER, 10/9/19


California environmental officials say a popular agricultural pesticide they say has been linked to brain damage in children will be banned after next year under an agreement reached with its manufacturer. Under the deal announced Wednesday, all California sales of chlorpyrifos will end on Feb. 6, 2020. Farmers will have until the end of 2020 to exhaust their supplies.

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