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Court orders EPA to ban chlorpyrifos!

Last week our allies achieved a big win for Americans’ health! A federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with a ban on chlorpyrifos—a toxic pesticide known to harm children’s brains that is used on many different crops, including nuts, apples and berries—within 60 days.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: earthjustice, EPA, food, Learning Disabilities Association of America, NRDC, pesticides, pesticide action network north america, chlorpyrifos, Trump administration

The Home Depot to be third major U.S. retailer to ban deadly paint strippers

Advocates call on Pruitt EPA to end delay, protect Americans from toxic products

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Lowe's, Mike Belliveau, Mike Schade, mind the store, NRDC, Sherwin-Williams, The Home Depot, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Sujatha Bergen, success

Sherwin-Williams commits to ban deadly paint strippers

Second U.S. retailer to act following multiple deaths and EPA inaction

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Lowe's, Mike Schade, NRDC, Sherwin-Williams, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Drew Wynne, Sujatha Bergen, Brian Wynne, success

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