EPA emergency order to stop use of hazardous pesticides
Washington — Citing health risks to workers and unborn children, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken action to immediately stop the use of the weed killer dimethyltetrachloroterephthalate. An emergency order issued on Aug. 6 suspends all registrations of the pesticide — also known as DCPA or Dacthal — under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide […]