9th Circuit orders EPA to stop ‘stalling’ and ban ag use of popular pesticide

A national ban on chlorpyrifos — widely used in U.S. agriculture — is back on after a 2-to-1 ruling published Thursday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 60 days to “revoke all tolerances” and “cancel all registrations” for the pesticide.
Writing for the majority, Judge Jed S. Rakoff said “over the past decade and more, the EPA has stalled on banning chlorpyrifos.” Most recently forme