Human Rights Watch: US Environmental Agency Greenlights Neurotoxic Pesticide
December 09, 2020
December 09, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed interim decision that would allow for continued use of the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. The decision is based on evaluations that directly contradict previous EPA conclusions linking the chemical to developmental delay in children.
Chlorpyrifos belongs to a class of chemicals called organophosphates, which . . .
Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed interim decision that would allow for continued use of the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. The decision is based on evaluations that directly contradict previous EPA conclusions linking the chemical to developmental delay in children.
Chlorpyrifos belongs to a class of chemicals called organophosphates, which . . .