Good news. "EPA first registered methyl iodide as a pesticide in October 2007, despite a letter from more than 50 scientists, including five Nobel Laureates raising significant concerns: 'It is astonishing then that the office of Pesticide Programs is working to legalize broadcast releases of one of the more toxic chemicals used in manufacturing into the environment.' National approval came at the end of the Bush administration." Coordinated resistance from the public is credited with the withdrawal. Jim

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