After a change in administration meant a reversal by the EPA, blue state officials say that if Washington won’t ban this “harmful” pesticide, they will. Some states are considering banning the pesticide chlorpyrifos due to the dangers it presents to humans and the environment. Dana Stein, a Democrat who introduced a chlorpyrifos ban. Lee testified against a chlorpyrifos ban bill in his state last year, telling legislators he had used the substance only three times in the past decade. Stephen V. Lee IV said he’s only used the pesticide chlorpyrifos a few times in the many years he’s run the farm.

Source: Huffington Post March 08, 2018 20:48 UTC