Environmental
Jun. 11, 2010
EPA to Ban Toxic Pesticide
The U.S. EPA announced it will ban a highly toxic pesticide used on crops such as tomatoes and cotton.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it will ban a highly toxic pesticide used on crops such as tomatoes and cotton nearly two years after environmental, farmworker and health advocates sued the agency in San Francisco district court to block its use.
The groups claimed the EPA ignored its own studies that point to the risks endosulfan presents to people and ...
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