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Chinook salmon in the fish ladder at the Hiram M Chittenden Locks. Credits: Josh Larios

Government scientists say a controversial pesticide is killing endangered salmon

The federal government’s top fisheries experts say that three widely used pesticides — including the controversial insecticide chlorpyrifos — are jeopardizing the survival of many species of salmon, as well as orcas that feed on those salmon.   

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