Maryland officials have announced a plan to phase out the use of chlorpyrifos, an insecticide used on crops such as cotton, corn, almonds, and fruit trees that scientists have linked to brain damage in children.
Maryland started working on “reasonable and responsible regulations” to eliminate chlorpyrifos usage in the state following conversations with farmers, which are ongoing, Joe Bartenfelder, Maryland’s secretary of agriculture, said in a statement Wednesday. Maryland did not say when the ban would take effect.
“This is in the best interest of the agriculture industry and the environment, and will protect the independence and integrity of our ...
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