E.P.A. Chief Rejects Science and Chooses Not to Ban Insecticidehttps://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2017/03/30/epa-chief-rejects-science-and-chooses-not-to-ban-insecticide.aspxAs reported by The New York Times , Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), rejected a petition to ban chlorpyrifos . This organophosphate insecticide was banned for use in households in 2000 but is still widely used in agricultureenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)