Ban Chlorpyrifos

In a groundbreaking win for children in California—and across the United States—Governor Newsom’s administration started the process to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos.

Despite studies that link chlorpyrifos to learning disabilities in children, the state has decided to keep spraying it on our foods.

California's temporary recommendations restricting use of chlorpyrifos fall short of the protection that Californians continue to demand.

The agency continues to refuse to finalize its ban of chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children.

The agency broke the law by continuing to allow use of the toxic pesticide despite scientific proof that the chemical harms children’s developing brains.

After decades of advocacy and thousands of scientific studies, chlorpyrifos may finally be headed to the history books, with a court ruling the EPA must finalize its proposed ban within 60 days.

The EPA, however, continues to keep the harmful chemical on the market.

Shown to be toxic to kids, chlorpyrifos is nevertheless still being sprayed on crops across the country—and making its way into our bodies. So why has the EPA refused to ban it?

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has found that residues from the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos are lurking on fruits & vegetables—up to 14,000 percent higher than the “safe” limits.

Widespread use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in agriculture threatens farming communities, contaminates drinking water, and leaves toxic residues on fruits and vegetables.

NRDC and our partners are taking EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to court for failing to act on the science and follow the law—leaving children at increased risk from learning disabilities, reduced IQ, and behavioral problems.