CHRIS HAYES (HOST): The EPA made headlines in March when its new chief, Scott Pruitt, rejected the agency’s own scientific findings and decided not to ban an insecticide that uses a poisonous chemical, despite mounting evidence the chemical caused “learning and memory declines, particularly among farm workers and young children.” A month later, as Mother Jones reports, the chemical poisoned a bunch of farm workers who reported vomiting and nausea. But there’s one big winner from Scott Pruitt’s decision: Dow Chemical, which sells about 5 million pounds of the substance each year. Dow Chemical had donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund, and most recently sent letters to three federal agencies asking them to ignore pesticide studies that say their products threaten endangered species. We don't know how the Trump administration will respond to those letters from Dow Chemical, but their CEO, Andrew Liveris, knows just the man to write to if they run into problems. 

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DONALD TRUMP: Should I give this pen to Andrew? Dow Chemical. I think maybe, right?

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Related:

NY Times: E.P.A. Chief, Rejecting Agency’s Science, Chooses Not to Ban Insecticide

Mother Jones: Trump's EPA Greenlights a Nasty Chemical. A Month Later, It Poisons a Bunch of Farmworkers.

USA Today: Dow Chemical Urges Trump Administration To Ignore Pesticide Findings

Previously:

Media Guide: The Fossil Fuel Industry Players Setting Trump’s Energy Agenda

Eight Things We Learned From Scott Pruitt’s EPA Confirmation Hearing

What Media Should Know About Scott Pruitt, Trump’s Pick To Head The EPA