Saturday, July 1, 2017

Drain The Swamp Meant Do Not Protect Children

      It was recently reported that the EPA, under its new chief, reversed a decision to ban a widely used pesticide, chlorpyrifos, which has been shown to damage the brains of infants and children. Millions of pounds of this profitable chemical are sold every year. The chemical can now be commonly found in many people's drinking water, in addition to the bloodstream of many infants and children.
      Scott Pruitt, the new head of the EPA, was urged by the American Academy of Pediatrics and others concerned about children, to take chlorpyrifos off of the market.
      Did the generous contributions to certain politicians by the company that makes the pesticide influence the decision to keep it on the market?
     

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