/tags/pesticides pesticides en-US Copyright Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:32:54 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-20/toxic-pesticide-faces-new-scrutiny-from-biden-administration President Biden's wave of executive actions includes an order to reexamine one controversial, but widely used, pesticide called chlorpyrifos. The Trump administration kept it on the market. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:32:54 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-20/toxic-pesticide-faces-new-scrutiny-from-biden-administration Dan Charles /news-partners/2017-03-29/epa-decides-not-to-ban-a-pesticide-despite-its-own-evidence-of-risk New EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has decided not to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on produce. That's despite evidence previously compiled by EPA showing it could pose risks to consumers. Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:02:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-03-29/epa-decides-not-to-ban-a-pesticide-despite-its-own-evidence-of-risk Dan Charles