The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has imposed a ban on most uses of a toxic solvent linked to 88 deaths since 1980. This decision follows a recent ProPublica investigation which criticized the EPA's controversial stance on acephate, a pesticide linked to autism, hyperactivity, and reduced scores on intelligence tests in children. Despite these concerns, the EPA had earlier proposed to ease restrictions on acephate, contrasting with Europe's ban on the chemical two decades ago.
New: The ban on acephate comes a week after a ProPublica investigation highlighted the EPA's controversial finding that the bug killer doesn't harm the developing brains of children. https://t.co/UgeQSchdvc
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The pesticide acephate belongs to a class of compounds linked to autism, hyperactivity & reduced scores on intelligence tests in kids. But rather than ban it, as Europe did 20 years ago, the EPA recently proposed easing restrictions on acephate. https://t.co/ECNNAWaJGN