Systemic pesticides threaten to bring global agriculture to a standstill. Bees, the planet’s No. 1 insect pollinators, are dying at an alarming rate. In parts of China, farmers are already forced to pollinate by hand.
April 10, 2014
September 4, 2013
Bee-n to Ban Systemic Pesticides, Plans to Sue EPA
Activists, concerned citizens, and beekeepers, including Congressman Dennis Kucinich and CCD Posterboy David Hackenberg, huddled outside of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protest systemic pesticides that continue to slowly kill honeybees and humans.
June 14, 2013
Thousands Of Pesticides Dodge Regulation
A breakthrough investigation reveals how the EPA let thousands of pesticides flood the market without rigorous testing.
March 27, 2013
EPA Sued Over Failure To Protect Bees
The battle for the bees is headed to court. Beekeepers and activist groups filed a federal lawsuit last week against the EPA.