The Environmental Protection Agency will deny all objections and requests to stay its ban on chlorpyrifos. That puts the fate of the insecticide to be determined by the courts. Earlier this month, 20 agricultural groups said they would sue the agency for denying the use of the pesticide. The American Soybean Association, American Sugarbeet Growers Association and others want the EPA to vacate the part of the rule that conflicts with the 11 uses of the pesticide that EPA previously found safe. The ban takes effect today. The ASA said this decision is not a surprise and it’s unfortunate the EPA waited until the eleventh hour to respond.
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