Federal judges finally order EPA to ban dangerous pesticide
date:Aug 15, 2018
al damage to children, wrote Judge Jed S. Rakoff.

This is a big deal because it gets a dangerous neurotoxic pesticide off our food, says Mariso Ordonia, an associate attorney with Earthjustice who worked on the case.

Between 2011 to 2015, U.S. farmers sprayed five to ten million pounds of chlorpyrifos on corn, soybeans, Brussel's sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, fruits, nuts, and other row crops, according to the United States Geological Survey. The insecticide is also used on golf courses, in
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