New Pesticide, Old Problems
Farmers have wanted a replacement for a pesticide that’s being phased out because it destroys the planet’s ozone layer. Now, EPA has approved a substitute but some leading scientists say that pesticide is highly toxic and too dangerous to use in fields. Jeff Young reports from Washington.
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