After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
ยฉ Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times
Mandarin trees in Bakersfield, Calif. The E.P.A. proposal would restrict use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, with exceptions for 11 crops, including fruits commonly consumed by children.
After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
ยฉ Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times
Mandarin trees in Bakersfield, Calif. The E.P.A. proposal would restrict use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, with exceptions for 11 crops, including fruits commonly consumed by children.