By Michael Phillis, Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 6 reapproved the weed killer dicamba, a pesticide that has raised widespread concern over its tendency to drift and destroy nearby crops, for use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton.
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