The EPA says this pesticide shouldn’t be banned. That means these Central Valley cabbage pickers won’t be the last to be poisoned.

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Peter Dykstra has worked on environmental issues for decades. He is based in Conyers, Ga., and is a former publisher and weekend editor at Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate. He is a contributor to Public Radio International’s Living On Earth.

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The EPA says this pesticide shouldn’t be banned. That means these Central Valley cabbage pickers won’t be the last to be poisoned.

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The EPA says this pesticide shouldn’t be banned. That means these Central Valley cabbage pickers won’t be the last to be poisoned.

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