Demand the EPA stop the use of the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos.

The evidence is clear: Chlorpyrifos only benefits the pesticide companies who make it. And the risks of allowing its continued use are far too great. This pesticide was restricted before Trump took office -- so now, we need your help to undo the damage Trump did and reinstate protections from chlorpyrifos.

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Dear Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban chlorpyrifos, a highly neurotoxic  pesticide.  Exposure to chlorpyrifos is linked to increased risk of a range of serious health problems including autism spectrum disorder, attention disorders, and reduced IQ and working memory in children.

In 2016, the EPA determined that chlorpyrifos exposure results in unacceptable risks, especially for young children and infants exposed prenatally.  The agency was set to phase out all uses of chlorpyrifos, however, the Trump Administration reversed this decision.

Since then, chlorpyrifos has been banned in the European Union as well as several states — California, New York, and Hawaii, with likely bans forthcoming in Oregon, Washington, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maryland. Corteva (formerly Dow Chemical), the primary manufacturer of the chemical, also announced that it will discontinue production of chlorpyrifos. 
The Biden administration has the opportunity to follow the science and once again commit to phasing out this dangerous chemical.

The EPA’s scientific review determined that:
•	Food exposures exceed safe levels, with children ages 1-2 exposed to levels of chlorpyrifos that are 140 times what the EPA deems safe. 
•	There is no safe level of chlorpyrifos in drinking water. 
•	Chlorpyrifos is found at unsafe levels in the air at schools and homes in rural communities. 
•	Workers who mix and apply chlorpyrifos are exposed to unsafe levels, even with maximum personal protective equipment and engineering controls.
•	There are effective alternatives for pest management that are less toxic for children, farmworkers and rural communities.

Please follow the science and ban chlorpyrifos. It is time to put the health of the American public over pesticide industry profits.

Sincerely,

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