Saturday, July 20, 2019

Crops or Kids

Farmers use chlorpyrifos to control insect pests that like fruit, nut, cereal and vegetable crops. In 2016, more than 640,000 acres were treated with chlorpyrifos in California alone. It so happens that the EPA staff has linked the substance to serious health problems in children and it has been banned for household use. 

Does the P in EPA still stand for Protection?

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