Thursday, May 18, 2017

EPA Violated the Law When It Approved 59 Bee-Killing Pesticides

The Environmental Protection Agency will have some work to do, now that a federal court has decided it didn't comply with the Endangered Species Act. You see, the EPA approved the registrations for 59 pesticide products without first consulting with the US Fish and Wildlife Service on whether those chemicals posed a risk to endangered species. The court held that the EPA improperly approved 38 pesticides containing Thiamethoxam, and 21 pesticides containing Clothianidin...more

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