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By Nicholas Kristof
The pesticide, which belongs to a class of chemicals developed as a nerve gas made by Nazi Germany, is now found in food, air and drinking water. Human and animal studies show that it damages the brain and reduces I.Q.s while causing tremors among children. It has also been linked to lung cancer and Parkinsons disease in adults.
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This chemical, chlorpyrifos, is hard to pronounce, so lets just call it Dow Chemical Companys Nerve Gas Pesticide. Even if you havent heard of it, it may be inside you: One 2012 study found that it was in the umbilical cord blood of 87 percent of newborn babies tested. And now the Trump administration is embracing it, overturning a planned ban that had been in the works for many years.
The Environmental Protection Agency actually banned Dows Nerve Gas Pesticide for most indoor residential use 17 years ago so its no longer found in the Raid you spray at cockroaches (its very effective, which is why its so widely used; then again, dont suggest this to Dow, but sarin nerve gas might be even more effective!). The E.P.A. was preparing to ban it for agricultural and outdoor use this spring, but then the Trump administration rejected the ban.
That was a triumph for Dow, but the decision stirred outrage among public health experts. They noted that Dow had donated $1 million for President Trumps inauguration.
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/28/opinion/sunday/chlorpyrifos-dow-environmental-protection-agency.html
SHRED
(28,136 posts)SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)Than obvious they just don't care about us.
Unless you only watch faux, then you'd never have a clue.
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)He has the most beautiful ,very very damaged brain.