Jetrell Fo said:
An E.P.A. scientific review panel made up of academic experts last July also had raised questions about some of the conclusions the chemical safety staff had reached. That led the staff to revise the way it had justified its findings of harm, although the agency employees as of late last year still concluded that the chemical should be banned.
Mr. Pruitt, in an announcement issued Wednesday night, said the agency needed to study the science more.
āWe need to provide regulatory certainty to the thousands of American farms that rely on chlorpyrifos, while still protecting human health and the environment,ā Mr. Pruitt said in his statement. āBy reversing the previous administrationās steps to ban one of the most widely used pesticides in the world, we are returning to using sound science in decision-making ā rather than predetermined results.ā
The United States Department of Agriculture, which works close with the nationās farmers, supported Mr. Pruittās action.
āIt means that this important pest management tool will remain available to growers, helping to ensure an abundant and affordable food supply for this nation,ā Sheryl Kunickis, director of the U.S.D.A. Office of Pest Management Policy, said in a statement Wednesday.
Dow Agrosciences, the division that sells the product, also praised the ruling, calling it in a statement āthe right decision for farmers who, in about 100 countries, rely on the effectiveness of chlorpyrifos to protect more than 50 crops.ā
Though I can see why you cherry-picked the article for info relative to your displeasure of Trump and Republicans, they didnāt make the decision. It was Mr. Scott Pruitt. Write your state officials and voice your concerns. Let them hear your displeasure so they can voice that concern up the ladder. It is your right as an American and your obligation if you disagree with choice made.
Give em hell Frink.
DDT was such was a resounding environmental success, so why worry? š
Thank goodness a lot of farms around here are organic.
