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12. because there can be legal challenges with a ban and that delays it for 2 years

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 05:08 PM

Oct 2019

but they managed to get agreement from the pesticide companies not to sue but in exchange couldn't ban it right away.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article235974772.html

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California Bans Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children [View all] appalachiablue Oct 2019 OP

Is Trump going to try and roll this back?? Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #1

Madness, they'll try to roll us back to using DDT, mercury & more appalachiablue Oct 2019 #5

I know! It's insane! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #6

I saw that, return to Calif. SMOG Hell! And ASBESTOS stuff last year, appalachiablue Oct 2019 #7

LA is much better after decades of brown smog like Johnny Carson appalachiablue Oct 2019 #9

That's what I don't get! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #10

Just waiting for the antivaxxers' response Grokenstein Oct 2019 #2

DDT?! It's all going to blazes unless we can stop the madness.. appalachiablue Oct 2019 #4

Good Hekate Oct 2019 #3