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The Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 19 announced it will propose allowing the insecticide chlorpyrifos to be used on 11 crops.

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 19 announced it will propose allowing the use of chlorpyrifos on 11 crops, rather than continue battling in court to prohibit the insecticide entirely.

The EPA indicated it won’t appeal a November ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals that struck down a ban on chlorpyrifos. A three-judge panel found the EPA failed to consider alternatives to a blanket prohibition.

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