EPA may ban insecticide used on a dozen food crops

The EPA “proposed a zero-tolerance policy for food-borne residues of a pesticide widely used on edible crops nationwide, effectively ending its application to more than a dozen food crops including tree nuts, soybeans, corn, wheat, apples and citrus,” reports the Los Angeles Times. The agency, prodded by a U.S. appeals court in August to act… » Read More

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