After scientific research at UC Irvine tied certain chemicals to loss of ozone in the earth’s atmosphere, nearly 200 nations pledged to phase out their use. The Montreal Protocol is often praised as a great example of international cooperation. But in California, where the state’s $2.3 billion strawberry industry has come to rely on methyl bromide, a new report by the state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation suggests strawberry growers will be using it for years to come.
Source: The California Report Science