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Washington Senate votes to ban chlorpyrifos

A partial ban on chlorpyrifos would be paired with more money to train pesticide applicators and help growers find alternatives to the widely used but besieged chemical, under a bill passed Monday by the Washington Senate. The bill’s prime…

Chlorpyrifos ban proposed in Washington legislature

The pesticide chlorpyrifos would be banned in Washington except for use on three crops under a bill introduced Jan. 20 in the state Senate. Mint, onion and sweet corn growers would be able to use the chemical. Other farmers could apply for…