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​​​​​​​Broad-spectrum insecticide chlorpyrifos a target at state, federal level

01/23/19 6:20 AM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS California Citrus Quality Council California cotton ginners California Department of Pesticide Regulation Californians for Pesticide Reform chlorpyrifos citrus Corteva Agriscience Environmental Protection Agency insecticides League of United Latin American Citizens Natural Resources Defense Council Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals organophosphate
Growers in California and several other states are fighting to retain use of chlorpyrifos, a broad-spectrum insecticide environmentalists and farmworker advocates have sought to ban for years.
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