Corteva to Stop Making Controversial Chlorpyrifos Pesticide (2)

Corteva Agriscience announced Thursday it will stop production of the insecticide chlorpyrifos by the end of the year.

Corteva, formerly the agricultural division of DowDuPont Inc., is the primary manufacturer of chlorpyrifos, a controversial pesticide linked to brain damage in children.

Sold primarily under the Lorsban brand, chlorpyrifos is an extremely potent neurotoxic insecticide used on a variety of crops, including almonds, citrus, grapes, alfalfa, and stone fruit.

The move was hailed as watershed moment by environmental groups who have been pushing to ban the chemical for decades. In recent months a number of states, including California and New York, ...