Environmental

Federal Court Demands Decision on Toxic Pesticide

Court cites EPA’s own findings on health dangers of chlorpyrifos to push agency to act

A plane sprays pesticide over a farm. Denton Rumsey/Shutterstock

Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015.  Calling EPA’s delay in regulating the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos “egregious,” the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today orderedEPA to respond to a petition to ban the pesticide by October 31, 2015. The Court issued the opinion and order in a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice on…

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