EPA study: Pesticides hurting endangered species

Nearly all of the 1,782 animals and plants listed under the Endangered Species Act are at risk from the two most commonly used pesticides, according to a new EPA report. The worst offenders are Malathion, an insecticide used to treat crops, as well as pets for ticks, and chlorpyrifos, which wipes out termites, roundworms and mosquitos, says… » Read More

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