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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Graham, Amy [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=26722DFDE5B34925B0AD9A8DD4AFF308-GRAHAM, AMY] 8/20/2017 5:22:33 PM Chris White [chris@dailycallernewsfoundation.org] Press [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b293283291dc44eOb5dlc36be9281d8a-Press] Re: The New York Times & Chlorpyrifos Hi Chris - Here is a link http://createsend.eom/t/d-6BB6C5A6E0E7F69E Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2017, at 10:58 AM, Chris White <chris@dailycallernewsfoundation,org> wrote: I received this news release. Does this exist on the EPA website? ---------- Forwarded m essage----------From: Michael Bastasch <mike@dailycall ernewsfoundation.org> Date: Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 11:07 PM Subject: Fwd: The New York Times & Chlorpyrifos To: energv@dailvcallernewsfoundation.org Anyone want to hit this? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "EPA Press Office" <press@epa.gov> Date: August 19, 2017 at 3:52:06 PM EDT To: "michael@dailvcallernewsfoundation.org" <mi chael@dailycall ernewsfoun dati on.org> Subject: The New York Times & Chlorpyrifos Reply-To: press@epa.gov Good Morning - After a monumental mistake where the it again. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 was caught peddling false information, they' ED 002061 00027178-00001 Last night, the New York Times' Eric Lipton and Roni Rabin reported on false facts about the EPA's decision not to ban the pesticide Chlorpyrifos and the decision to continue the review regarding the pesticide. Specifically speaking, they left out that the EPA's decision was upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appea San Francisco. They also took the drastic decision of omitting words from the EPA's one-sentence statement in respon: to their story that reminded Americans that the USDA had scientific concerns about banning this pestici Additionally, three days before President Trump's inauguration, the Obama Administration's USDA strom opposed banning this pesticide. Given that the New York Times never lets the truth get in the way of a good story, below is our official statement that was provided to them, along with some inconvenient facts that their story left out. "Taking emails out of context doesn't change the fact that we continue to examine the science surrounding chlorpyifos, while taking into account USDA's scientific concerns with methodology use by the previous administration." - EPA spokesman, Amy Graham BACKGROUND ... Despite having 8 years to review the petition on chlorpyrifos, the Obama Administration never bam Chlorpyrifos. "The EPA considered whether to ban it for roughly a decade before Trump appointed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, a Republican from Oklahoma, to lead the agency." (Reuters, 07/25/17) The EPA is still reviewing Chlorpyrifos. "The agency said it was still reviewing the chemical's registrati (Reuters, 07/25/17) San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejects greens' appeal of EPA decision not to ban pesticide. "A federal appeals court rejected a request from environmental groups to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision not to restrict the controversial pesticide chlorpyrifo: (T he HR;., 07/18/17) The U.S. Department of Agriculture supported the EPA's action. `"This is a welcome decision ground* in evidence and science,' said Sheryl Kunickis, director of the Office of Pest Management Policy at USD/ `It means that this important pest management tool will remain available to growers, helping to ensure abundant and affordable food supply for this nation and the world. This frees American farmers from significant trade disruptions that could have been caused by an unnecessary, unilateral revocation of chlorpyrifos tolerances in the United States. It is also great news for consumers, who will continue to h; access to a full range of both domestic and imported fruits and vegetables. We thank our colleagues at for their hard work.'" ( , 03/31/17) National Association of State Departments of Agriculture also objected to Obama's EPA methodolog "Similarly, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture also objected to EPA's Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00027178-00002 methodology. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) also expressed concerns with regard to EPA's previous reliance on certain data the agency had us< to support its proposal to ban the pesticide." (FoodJ^oiety N ^ s , 03/31/17) The Washington Post: New York Times guilty of large screw-up on climate-change story. "The New 'i Times on Wednesday appended a correction to a story about a climate change study: Correction: Augus 2017 -- An article on Tuesday about a sweeping federal climate change report referred incorrectly to th availability of the report. While it was not widely publicized, the report was uploaded by the nonprofit Internet Archive in January; it was not first made public by The New York Times. That correction, whicl sits at the foot of the story, dutifully straightens out the record. Yet given the magnitude of the screw- it should sit atop the story, surrounded by red flashing lights and perhaps an audio track to instruct readers: Warning: This story once peddled a faulty and damaging premise." ( , 08/09/17) < ITS. Erivireri-rienialPrvuecuon Agence i 20u Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest A '20004 cIuls@dailveallemewsfoundation.org Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00027178-00003 @zanderkellv30 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00027178-00004