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03-31-2017, 05:56 AM
EPA won't ban this chemical even though agency scientists want to
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Meet "chlorpyrifos (https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/chlorpyrifos)," the insecticide that federal scientists say could potentially harm children and farm workers.
The Obama administration had proposed a ban (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/06/2015-28083/chlorpyrifos-tolerance-revocations) on the chemical after the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that exposure to chlorpyrifos might cause significant human health consequences, such as impaired brain function. But Dow Jones, which makes the product, said the science was inconclusive.
SEE ALSO: What do your cereal and Monsanto herbicide have in common? This chemical. (http://mashable.com/2016/11/17/monsanto-glyphosate-snack-food-cereal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
As the EPA's new administrator, Scott Pruitt had a choice: side with this agency's own chemical safety experts, or pick the giant chemical manufacturer and drop the case. This week, he chose Dow. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/30/epa-scott-pruitt-insecticide-ban-epa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Meet "chlorpyrifos (https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/chlorpyrifos)," the insecticide that federal scientists say could potentially harm children and farm workers.
The Obama administration had proposed a ban (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/06/2015-28083/chlorpyrifos-tolerance-revocations) on the chemical after the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that exposure to chlorpyrifos might cause significant human health consequences, such as impaired brain function. But Dow Jones, which makes the product, said the science was inconclusive.
SEE ALSO: What do your cereal and Monsanto herbicide have in common? This chemical. (http://mashable.com/2016/11/17/monsanto-glyphosate-snack-food-cereal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
As the EPA's new administrator, Scott Pruitt had a choice: side with this agency's own chemical safety experts, or pick the giant chemical manufacturer and drop the case. This week, he chose Dow. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/30/epa-scott-pruitt-insecticide-ban-epa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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