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California EPA Bans Cancer-Causing Pesticide

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In California, the pesticide chlorpyrifos is used by farmers on everything from grapes to alfalfa.  (Wikimedia Commons: Nandhinikandhasamy (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pesticide_grape.jpg))

Correction: This story originally included a photo of Round Up, an herbicide. The California EPA's announcement pertains to the pesticide chlorpyrifos.

California environmental regulators announced Wednesday that they will ban a widely used pesticide in the state that can cause brain damage. The move comes two weeks after the Trump Administration said it would allow continued use of the product.

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