On March 29, 2017, EPA head Scott Pruitt disregarded robust scientific evidence and announced that he would not ban a pesticide that poses a clear risk to children, farm workers, and rural drinking water users.
On March 29, 2017, EPA head Scott Pruitt announced that he would not ban a pesticide that poses a clear risk to children, farm workers, and rural drinking water users.
In doing so, the administration did an about-face on the science and handed a win to the pesticide’s maker, Dow AgroSciences, and a loss to pretty much everyone else.