California wants to ban chlorpyrifos, a controversial pesticide used on almond, citrus and grape crops in the nation's largest agricultural state.
LOS ANGELES — California regulators moved Wednesday to ban chlorpyrifos, a controversial pesticide used on almond, citrus and grape crops in the nation's largest agricultural state.
Chlorpyrifos is manufactured by DowDuPont, which has insisted the pesticide is safe. Dow has lobbied the Trump administration to keep chlorpyrifos available for crops. "California's action to cancel the registration of chlorpyrifos is needed to prevent the significant harm this pesticide causes children, farm workers and vulnerable communities," Jared Blumenfeld, secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, or CalEPA, said in a statement."This action also represents a historic opportunity for California to develop a new framework for alternative pest management practices.
In April, CalEPA regulators formally listed chlorpyrifos as a"toxic air contaminant," meaning the state believed it"may pose a present or potential hazard to human health." It said the move was done"to protect the health of farm workers and others living and working near where the pesticide is used."
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