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Note: Dow is the largest manufacturer. “Scientists have spent years studying the harmful effects of chlorpyrifos on children and farmworkers, and the EPA was ready to ban its use in 2017,” Stillerman told Newsweek. “The Trump administration’s move to sideline science and reverse that decision as a gift to pesticide-maker Dow was shameful. States like …
GREAT NEWS!! California announces end to brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos!! From Pesticide Reform: GREAT NEWS!!! The Newsom administration announces end to virtually all use of the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos in California!!! In response to the state’s initiation of cancelation proceedings, chlorpyrifos manufacturers Dow and others arrived at a settlement agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Under the agreement …
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The “sustainable wine industry” used over 700 pounds of chlorpyrifos in Two Rock. “….Trump’s most enduring legacy may be cancer, infertility and diminished I.Q.s for decades to come.” Trump’s Legacy: Damaged Brains – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/28/opinion/sunday/chlorpyrifos-dow-environmental-protection-agency.html Oct 28, 2017 · By Nicholas Kristof. The colored parts of the image above, prepared by Columbia …
“As the authors conclude, “Our findings support the hypotheses that prenatal and infant pesticide exposures to these substances increase the risks for autism spectrum disorder, and exposures in infancy could contribute to risks for more severely impaired phenotypes with…intellectual disability.” This study is the largest of its kind to date. The co-authors end their paper …
Mother Jones reports: Is Your Produce Sprayed With This Toxic Pesticide? How about your wine? Gallo sprayed large amounts of chlorpyrifos around Two Rock, Sonoma County, five Sonoma management companies are among the few remaining users in the state to use highly toxic fungicide Manzcozeb. That “certified sustainable” wineries have not stopped using the worst chemicals …
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