A federal appeals court has refused to order the EPA to decide if it will ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children. Late last year, the EPA said exposure to chlorpyrifos, a pesticide related to sarin nerve gas, put children, farm workers and the environment at risk. It was banned from residential use 17 years ago. But in March, the agency refused to issue a ban on its use in agriculture. According to Erik Nicholson, national vice president of United Farm Workers, the EPA itself already has determined that the science is clear...
Erik Nicholson: science is clear
But Nicholson points out that despite the known dangers, the pesticide is still in use...
Erik Nicholson: pesticide still in use
Chlorpyrifos exposure in children has been linked to reduced IQ, loss of working memory and attention deficit disorders.
A federal appeals court has refused to order the EPA to decide if it will ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children. Late last year, the EPA said exposure to chlorpyrifos, a pesticide related to sarin nerve gas, put children, farm workers and the environment at risk. It was banned from residential use 17 years ago. But in March, the agency refused to issue a ban on its use in agriculture. According to Erik Nicholson, national vice president of United Farm Workers, the EPA itself already has determined that the science is clear...
