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A federal appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to bar within 60 days a widely used pesticide associated with developmental disabilities and other health problems in children, dealing the industry a major blow after it had successfully lobbied the Trump administration to reject a ban.
The order by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit came after a decade-long effort by environmental and public health groups to get the pesticide, chlorpyrifos, removed from the market. The product is used in more than 50 fruit, nut, cereal and vegetable crops including apples, almonds, oranges and broccoli, with more than 640,000 acres treated in California alone in 2016, the most recent year data is available.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Monday August 13 2018, @10:03PM
My favorite daughter always goes for the organic. No chemicals, right? I think she likes it because it costs a lot more. I taught her to NEVER SETTLE and sometimes she gets a little carried away with that.
Me, I love chemicals. Because they mean JOBS for our great American workers. And MONEY for our terrific Chemical Industry. Obama's people did a Fake Study, he said "no chlorpyrifos!" The American people (E.C.) elected me to turn that around. Dow Chemical, incredible company, great people, they donated $1 million for my Inauguration. For the biggest Inauguration in history. They said, "please Mr. President, let us sell chlorpyrifos." They said it's very important for our farms. And for our golf courses. I always always remember our farmers -- who have the great privilege and honor of voting for me. And I own many many beautiful golf courses. The best courses, as everybody knows. So I decided, we'll keep chlorpyrifos. They donate and I do whatever the hell they want me to -- it's called politics. And I put Andrew Liveris -- their CEO -- in charge of my Manufacturer Working Group. Where he's done a fantastic job. Very smart guy.
And believe me, we'll fight this HORRIBLE decision. I have a guy on SC. And possibly I'll have 2 guys for this one. Or even 3. MAGA!!!