The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it will halt the use of a pesticide that many studies have linked to negative health effects. Chlorpyrifos, a widely used agricultural pesticide, will be banned from use for all food production purposes to protect human health, especially that of children and farmworkers, the EPA announced. The ban will take effect in six months time. “Today, EPA is taking an overdue step to protect public health,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “Ending the use of chlorpyrifos on food will help to ensure children, farmworkers, and all people are protected from the potentially dangerous consequences of this pesticide.” “After the delays and denials of the prior administration, EPA will follow the science and put health and safety first,” he added. The EPA under former President Barack Obama had, in October 2015, moved to ban chlorpyrifos in …