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CropLife: EPA’s opening of settled science political

The president of CropLife America says the EPA is trying to reopen settled science on pesticides, saying its part of that agencies political agenda against farmers.

Jay Vroom tells Brownfield that two previous independent panels called by EPA rejected a New York study that said the ag chemical chlorpyrifos is a health risk to children, “And yet here we are back a third time by EPA seeking to impose this bad science on farmers.”

Vroom says it’s part of EPA’s agenda to punish farmers, “For things that either didn’t happen or allegedly happened miles away from where farming occurs.”

Vroom says agriculture and the EPA settled concerns under the Food Quality Protection Act nearly 20 years ago and the EPA is trying to reopen that agreement.

Vroom testified at a recent House subcommittee hearing saying the EPA is pushing aside scientific findings on chlorpyrifos and glyphosate, both tested and safe chemicals necessary for agriculture. He also testified before the EPA’s Scientific Advisory Panel on April 21st.