US review shows pesticides harm threatened salmon, whales

WASHINGTON (AP) " Federal scientists have determined that a family of widely used pesticides poses a threat to dozens of endangered and threatened species, including Pacific salmon, Atlantic sturgeon and Puget Sound orcas.The National Marine Fisheries Service issued its new biological opinion on three organophosphate pesticides " chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion " after a yearslong court fight by environmental groups. At the urging of pesticide manufacturers, the Trump [...]


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