EPA Proposes Limited Ban on Chlorpyrifos Pesticide

Proposed rule allows continued use of neurotoxic pesticide on 11 crops, despite links to irreversible harm in children

Dec 05, 20240

Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on December 2, a proposed rule prohibiting most food uses of chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide linked to neurodevelopmental harm in children. Chlorpyrifos will be allowed...