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EPA Bans Use of Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

HeadlineAug 19, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency has banned the use of chlorpyrifos, a common pesticide which has been linked to brain damage in children. The Obama administration said it would ban the use of the pesticide in 2015, but the ban never took effect before it was reversed by the Trump administration. The pesticide is used by farmers on more than 50 fruit, nuts, cereal and vegetable crops.

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