9th Circuit Court Tells EPA To Make Final Decision On Chlorpyrifos Pesticide After 14 Year BattleThe San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in children should be banned.
9th Circuit Court: EPA Has 90 Days To Justify Use Of Pesticide ChlorpyrifosA San Francisco-based federal appeals court has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to justify why a widely used but dangerous pesticide should stay on the market.
California Fights EPA Decision To Allow Neurotoxic Pesticide On FoodCalifornia is fighting against the EPA administrator's decision to allow a neurotoxic pesticide to be sprayed on food crops.
EPA Declines To Ban Pesticide Found To Do Harm To Children's BrainsEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said that by not banning chlorpyrifos he gave "regulatory certainty" to thousands of farms relying on the pesticide.
EPA Considers Ban On Pesticide That Sickens Farmworkers, Infants, Threatens WildlifeThe EPA may ban the use of chlorpyrifos, a widely used insecticide that is sprayed on a variety of crops including oranges, apples, cherries, grapes, broccoli and asparagus.