“EPA Should Stand Firm on Chlorpyrifos Decision,” By Angela Logomasini, Ph.D.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt took the right stand in favor of sound science last March when he denied an activist petition to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. At the time, he explained: “By reversing the previous Administration’s steps to ban one of the most widely used pesticides in the world, we are returning to using sound science in decision-making—rather than predetermined results.” But this battle isn’t over; the activists are continuing their irrational anti-pesticide crusade. Read more.