Breaking News: Court orders EPA to Remove Chlorpyrifos from Sale in the U.S.

This article was originally published by Micheal Biesecker of the Associated Press. 

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a widely used pesticide on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies’ brains.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to remove chlorpyrifos from sale in the United States within 60 days.

Read more of the Article here from the Associated Press.