Several states are seeking to join a legal challenge to a Trump administration decision to keep a widely used pesticide on the market despite studies showing it can harm children's brains. 1 for the EPA should be protecting Americans' well-being, especially that of our children,” New York Atty. Public-health advocates have been pushing for years to ban chlorpyrifos, which is commonly sprayed on citrus fruits, apples, cherries and other crops. Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics also urged the EPA to ban chlorpyrifos. Under pressure from federal regulators over safety concerns, Dow voluntarily withdrew chlorpyrifos for use as a home insecticide in 2000.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 06, 2017 20:37 UTC