California reaches deal to ban chlorpyrifos by end of 2020

California regulators have reached a deal with industry to end the sale of pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos by early next year and ban use of such products by the end of 2020, a move that contrasts with the Trump EPA’s ongoing efforts to extend chlorpyrifos uses nationally. “For years, environmental justice advocates have fought to get the harmful pesticide chlorpyrifos out of our communities,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in an Oct. 9 press release. “Thanks to their tenacity and...