Gov directs DEC to ban the use of chlorpyrifos
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — (Image: Shutterstock)" data-caption-pos="bottom">After vetoing a bill to ban the use of the insecticide chlorpyrifos in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the state Department of Environmental Conservation to take immediate action to do just that. DEC will develop regulations banning the use of chlorpyrifos on anything but apple trees by December 2020, and implementing