It’s EPA’s job to protect people from exposure to dangerous chemicals. We’ve issued an emergency order to stop the use of the pesticide DCPA. This is the first time in almost 40 years EPA has taken this type of emergency action.https://t.co/GpCH4HLSBe pic.twitter.com/cwC7Q1kHq9
— U.S. EPA (@EPA) August 6, 2024
You know. I don’t know what to say about some of Biden’s picks for these departments.
That Arabian bitch, whatever her name is, Corolla I think – is her name “Toyota Corolla”? – she’s good at the antitrust stuff. They probably just hired her because she is a marginally attractive brown person, but she’s good at the antitrust. I support it. You guys know that bitch I’m talking about? Her nose looks like a cock. I forget her name, but I think it’s “Corolla Bin Toyota.” Anyway, she’s good.
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And the EPA needs to do more than this, but the fact that the EPA is addressing anything at all to do with toxic chemicals is new. They never did this before. At least not since DDT (which was probably a conspiracy.)
CNN:
The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued an emergency suspension of the common weedkiller DCPA, also known as Dacthal, it said Tuesday, the first time the agency has used its emergency suspension authority in 40 years.
The last emergency ban of this kind was of the pesticide ethylene dibromide, or EDB, in 1983.
See? That’s a long time ago.
DDT was 1972. That was a much bigger ban (and there is some evidence, or at least a conspiracy theory, that DDT was actually safer than what they replaced it with).
DDT was an insecticide, not a pesticide. Just a bit of learning for you today: “insecticide,” like it sounds, kills insects. “Pesticide” kills all sorts of things, including insects, fungi, bacteria, and weeds.
Dacthal is used to control weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings, the EPA says. It’s commonly applied to grasses, artificial turf, crops including strawberries, cotton and field beans and vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and onions.
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Exposure can alter fetal thyroid hormone levels, a change linked to low birth weight, impaired brain development, decreased IQ and impaired motor skills later in life, according to the EPA.
A lot of things seem to be decreasing the IQ of the public.
I’m not saying that the US government wants the population to be stupid. But they sure as hell don’t seem concerned about all these things in the environment that lower people’s IQs.
The reason I question whether or not it’s a conspiracy is that the ruling elite are also much dumber now.
“DCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market immediately,” Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said in a news release. “It’s EPA’s job to protect people from exposure to dangerous chemicals. In this case, pregnant women who may never even know they were exposed could give birth to babies that experience irreversible lifelong health problems.”
Issues with Dacthal were flagged in 2013 after the EPA called on AMVAC Chemical Corp. – the sole producer of Dacthal – to submit evidence supporting its continued registration for human use. Much of the research submitted was deemed insufficient, and key studies, including those on thyroid effects, were missing. Despite AMVAC’s later compliance and voluntary cancellation of Dacthal on artificial turf, the EPA found the risks “unacceptable” and changes the company proposed as “not adequately addressing the serious health risks for people who work with and around DCPA.”
Honestly, the whole “lead paint chips” thing was probably overstated.
Mostly, it’s these chemicals that have an effect on brain development.
And lead paint actually protects you from radiation.
Asbestos was serious shit though. I can tell you that.
In April, we released a #calltoaction inviting the public to urge @EPA to immediately suspend registration of #Dacthal due to significant #health risks to #farmworkers & their families. Today, #EPA announces emergency suspension, the 1st in almost 40 years. #environmentaljustice pic.twitter.com/2VwItpKDdM
— Beyond Pesticides (@ByondPesticides) August 6, 2024