EPA has issued new mitigation requirements for chlorpyrifos, including restrictions on when, where and how to apply the insecticide, in an effort to “protect endangered species.”

 

The agency will issue a proposed rule soon to revoke chlorpyrifos tolerances associated with all food uses, except for 11 food and feed crops. A federal appeals court ordered the agency in 2022 to re-examine its decision to revoke all food tolerances.