Court Orders EPA To Ban Chlorpyrifos, A Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage In Kids

Pediatricians warned that keeping it on the market puts “all children at risk.”

Aug 16, 20180

A federal court on Thursday, August 9, 2018 ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban a widely used pesticide that’s been linked to learning disabilities in children and that former agency chief Scott Pruitt refused to take off the market.