Seven AGs Called on EPA to Issue Safety Findings for Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
JUNE 5, 2017
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a coalition of seven attorneys general in sending legal objections to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt “for his failure to follow the law and make the required safety finding for chlorpyrifos.” The coalition noted that EPA regulations identify “more than 80 tolerances for [chlorpyrifos] use on food crops, including foods consumed by infants and children such as apples, strawberries, bananas, pears, peaches, nectarines and cherries.”
- Documents: ObjectionsCA Press Release
- Document Type: Other Press Releases/Statements
- States: California Maine Maryland Massachusetts New York Vermont Washington
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Issues: Environmental Justice Pesticides Public Health Toxics
- Era: Trump Administration
- Action Type: Other