The administration’s rejection of the science on chlorpyrifos,widely used in California’s Central Valley, means its consume will continue – and Latino residents are worried their children’s health issues will worsen along with itA white cloud of pesticides had drifted into Fidelia Morales’s backyard, or coating her children’s swing set.
The 40-year-weak mother of five gestured toward the citrus groves that surround her house in Californias Central Valley as she recounted when an air blast sprayer sent chemicals floating onto her property last year – landing on her family’s red and blue jungle gym.
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Source: theguardian.com