"Beginning in early 2020, California will ban the sale of the pesticide chlorpyrifos which state environmental officials say has been linked to brain damage and other health defects in children.

Under an agreement reached with Corteva Agriscience, the maker of chlorpyrifos, sales of the pesticide will end Feb. 6, 2020, and agricultural growers will not be allowed to possess or use it after Dec. 31, 2020.

'For years, environmental justice advocates have fought to get the harmful pesticide chlorpyrifos out of our communities,' Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. 'Thanks to their tenacity and the work of countless others, this will now occur faster than originally envisioned. This is a big win for children, workers and public health in California.'"

Richard Gonzales reports for NPR October 9, 2019. [2]