Tag: neonicotinoids
California passes new bill to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides
The bill will limit the use of neonics to trained professionals beginning in 2025.
EPA assessment finds 3 popular neonicotinoid insecticides jeopardize endangered plants and...
The answer to prevent further extinction of up to 41 percent of the world's insects is a “serious reduction in pesticide usage.”
Neonicotinoids harm bees at far below the label recommended dose, study...
When the pesticide was applied at just 30 percent of the recommended dose, it still reduced the bees' reproduction by 90 percent.
Common insecticide threatens survival of wild, migrating birds
Neonicotinoids are harming more than bees.
US Fish and Wildlife Service lifts ban on neonicotinoids linked to...
"Industrial agriculture has no place on public lands dedicated to conservation of biological diversity and the protection of our most vulnerable species, including pollinators like bumble bees and monarch butterflies."
Scientific studies conclude neonicotinoids damage bee populations
What if honeybee health was greatly affected by commonly used pesticides, causing colonies to die en masse?
EPA considers spraying bee-killing pesticide despite scientific evidence showing massive harm
Why isn't the EPA considering restricting these products instead of expanding their use?
Honeybee colonies are on the rise
The number of U.S. honeybee colonies has risen 27% since last year.
EPA acknowledges proven dangers of bee-killing pesticides but refuses to restrict...
Neonicotinoids have already been banned by the European Union, it is time they were banned here.
Maryland Passes a Bill to Save Its Bees
Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban a popular pesticide for consumer use.
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Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.
Children among hundreds found in new mass grave at Gaza hospital
A horrifying discovery in Khan Younis raises alarms about the profound toll of ongoing hostilities on the most vulnerable.
Senator Sanders proposes major cuts to Israeli military aid amid human rights concerns
Amid accusations of genocide and widespread human rights abuses, Senator Bernie Sanders champions amendments to halt offensive military funding to Israel, sparking a critical Senate debate.
Historic Gaza protests at Columbia U. enter day 6; campus protests spread across country
Solidarity protests and encampments have now sprouted up on campuses across the country, including at Yale, MIT, Tufts, NYU, The New School and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Senators unveil landmark bill to ban junk food ads aimed at kids amid rising...
Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Peter Welch propose the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, targeting junk food advertisements to combat the escalating diabetes and obesity epidemic among children.