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April 23rd, 2019
Center for Food Safety Secures Legal Victory for Bees!
By Brenna Norton, Development Manager
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Center for Food Safety Secures Legal Victory for Bees! CFS scored another huge legal victory! As a result of our lawsuit against EPA, 12 toxic, bee-killing "neonic" pesticides will soon be withdrawn from the market! Neonicotinoids (neonics) are a relatively new class of insecticides, related to nicotine…
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April 22nd, 2018
4 Ways To Show The Earth You Care
We appreciate our planet, its ecosystem, and the food it produces.
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We appreciate our planet, its ecosystem, and the food it produces. Here are 4 ways you can celebrate the Earth! Save the bees by choosing pollinator-friendly plants for your garden to provide bees with ample foraging opportunities…
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May 12th, 2017
This Mother's Day, Celebrate Your Mother and Mother Earth with Pollinator-Friendly Plants
By Cashen Conroy
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Every May, adults and children alike are tasked with a daunting mission—to somehow thank our mothers for everything they’ve done for us over the years. Classic Mother’s Day traditions include a sentimental card, breakfast in bed, and of course, flowers…
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May 5th, 2017
EPA Should Look North For Guidance on Neonicotinoids
By: Madeleine Carnemark - Pollinator Program Coordinator
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You’ve heard it before: bees are dying at alarming rates and research continues to point to a toxic class of insecticides (neonicotinoids) as a leading contributor to pollinator declines. Unfortunately, bees aren’t the only species jeopardized by the widespread use of neonicotinoids…
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March 21st, 2017
Antioch loves their bees! Tracking a successful year for the BEE Protective Campaign
By: Amanda Mainello, Research and Administrative Intern
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Colleges are abuzz with pollinator-friendly practices We are very excited that over the past year, numerous higher education institutions – including Antioch College , Villanova University , and Macalester College – have committed to being pollinator-friendly campuses by joining our BEE Protective Campaign …
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February 21st, 2017
Recess of Resistance: Town Hall Toolkit & Trump Watch
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This week is the first congressional recess of Donald Trump’s presidency, and for many, it will be the first opportunity to speak directly with your members of Congress. During the recess, members of Congress will be working in their home districts, and many of them are holding town hall meetings, events, and open office hours…
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January 17th, 2017
As Trump Takes Office, the Public Interest Is in Danger of Being Exiled
By: George Kimbrell, Senior Attorney
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The U.S. Constitution protects the public interest, but we all need to play a role. One of government’s primary jobs, perhaps its highest mission, is to protect and to serve the public interest . While public interest is a legal term of art, most broadly it refers public welfare at large, rather than that of a private company or individual…
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December 6th, 2016
EPA Should Stop Sugarcoating the Catastrophic Effects of Neonic Seed Coatings
By: Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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Bee-toxic seeds are planted on nearly half of all U.S. cropland. These neonicotinoid-coated crop seeds are the largest single use of insecticides in the country and they are not regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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November 23rd, 2016
4 Things We're Thinking about This Thanksgiving
By: Courtney Sexton
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It’s that time of year when we gather together with friends and family to share in the bounty of the season, reflect on the past year and think about how grateful we are for each other and for the gifts of the harvest. We here at CFS are certainly grateful for the support of hundreds of thousands of members who help us in our mission to create a more just and sustainable food system…
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October 16th, 2016
5 Actions You Can Take To Celebrate World Food Day
By: Courtney Sexton, Media & Communications Manager
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Wendell Berry once said “the Earth is what we all have in common.” It is one of my favorite quotes to return to when I’m getting down and out about the unrest in the world, and particularly, as of late, the extreme socio-political divisions here in the U.S. that have put many of us at odds with our neighbors. I often think about the many ways in which we all depend on the pale blue dot…
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October 3rd, 2016
Victory! Preferred Popcorn Nixes Bee-Toxic Neonics
By: Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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This farmer-owned company’s commitment to protect pollinators is POPPIN’! There’s more good news in the pollinators and popcorn world, and it’s just in time for National Popcorn Poppin’ Month …
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September 13th, 2016
Buzzing Back to School (Gardens)
By: Madeleine Carnemark, Pollinator Program and Policy Coordinator
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Long Horned Bee, photo credit Celeste Ets Hokin - When September rolls around, students and teachers are busy settling into the classroom and swapping vacation stories…
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September 9th, 2016
Senator Leno is the Bee's Knees!
By: Rebecca Spector, West Coast Director, Center for Food Safety
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Californians are grateful for a representative who fights for what’s right. These days it seems more often than not we are frustrated by the lack of attention our elected officials pay to what the public truly wants and needs…
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August 25th, 2016
The Root of the Rootworm Problem: What a Tiny Beetle Can Tell Us About Our Broken Agricultural System
By: Doug Gurian-Sherman, Senior Scientist and Director of Sustainable Agriculture
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The re-emergence of the corn rootworm due to pesticide resistance reflects a broken cycle of pests and pesticides, and a broken agricultural system…
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August 19th, 2016
On National Honey Bee Day, Helping Pollinators Can Be As Easy As Choosing the Right Popcorn
By: Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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It’s no secret that bees and other pollinators are facing a crisis – the ‘bee-pocalypse’ and ‘the plight of the honey bee’ headlines are hard to miss these days. This awareness is a good thing, because pollinator declines are a real problem. What is less talked about is the fact that one of the biggest threats to bees right now is pesticide coated seeds …
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June 6th, 2016
Keep the Hives Alive! National Tour Demands Pollinator Protection
By Madeleine Carnemark, Pollinator Program Associate
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Ten years have passed since the term “colony collapse disorder” was first coined for the“mysterious” disappearance of honey bee hives reported by beekeepers all across the country. Ten years of government regulators failing to address severe pollinator declines in the United States, despite major strides in European countries and a U.S…
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May 27th, 2016
Remembering Rachel Carson: A Fight Against a New "Silent Spring"
By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director and Founder
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On her birthday, it is fitting that all of us take a moment to commemorate the work, spirit and passion of Rachel Carson, who is so aptly called “the mother of the environment movement.” Decades ago in her seminal book, "Silent Spring", Carson was among the first to warn about the acute human health and ecological dangers of the pesticides that were becoming more and more ubiquitou…
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May 20th, 2016
Demanding Federal Protection for Monarchs on Endangered Species Day
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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Today is Endangered Species Day – a day when the U.S…
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May 5th, 2016
This Mother's Day, Celebrate Your Mother and Mother Earth with Pollinator-Friendly Plants
By Cashen Conroy
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Every May, adults and children alike are tasked with a daunting mission—to somehow thank our mothers for everything they’ve done for us over the years. Classic Mother’s Day traditions include a sentimental card, breakfast in bed, and of course, flowers…
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April 13th, 2016
Unlike Competitors, Orville Redenbacher's is Still Bad for Bees
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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Apparently, Orville Redenbacher’s doesn’t care about bees. The biggest name in popcorn won’t commit to helping us keep these critical pollinators healthy. For years now, bees have been dying at alarming rates and scientists have identified a group of insecticides called neonicotinoids (“neonics”) as a leading culprit in population losses and poor colony health…
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March 30th, 2016
Monarchs Are Not on the Road to Recovery
By Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst, Center for Food Safety
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Endangered Species Act protection essential to monarchs’ survival Much as we’d like to believe this year’s upswing in monarch population numbers is the start of a recovery, it’s most likely a passing fluctuation due to unusually favorable weather conditions…
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March 22nd, 2016
Neonics: Poisoning Bees, Polluting Aquatic Ecosystems
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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Today is World Water Day. What do bees have in common with birds, crayfish, beetles, dragon flies, and crabs? All of these species, and countless others, are at risk from the harmful impacts of neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecticides…
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March 10th, 2016
Calling on USDA to #LetScientistsSpeak
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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Today, Center for Food Safety and allied organizations delivered signatures from more than 140,000 people calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop silencing its own scientists and censoring their research findings on bee-toxic pesticides…
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March 3rd, 2016
Fighting to Protect Monarchs on World Wildlife Day
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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Today is World Wildlife Day – a perfect time to celebrate the incredible diversity of plants and animals around us. Here at CFS, we’re celebrating one of our favorite species – the charismatic monarch butterfly…
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February 26th, 2016
And the Award for Most Bee-Friendly Popcorn Goes to…
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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This Sunday marks the 88th Academy Awards show, and what better way to watch the Oscars than with a bowl of popcorn in the comfort of your own home? Movies and popcorn go together like birthdays and cake. There’s no question that for many people, popcorn ranks high on the list of snack favorites…
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February 22nd, 2016
How We Can Come Together to Save the Monarchs
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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Many people have fond memories of monarch butterflies touching different points in their life – whether it was learning about their incredible life cycle and metamorphosis grade school science lessons, tagging and tracking monarch butterflies as part of citizen science projects, or simply witnessing a few moments of their magnificent migration in one’s own backyard…
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January 6th, 2016
How EPA skirted the law and ignored a major bee killer
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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As bees and other pollinators continue to struggle in the face of rising pesticide use, loss of habitat, parasites, and diseases, a new lawsuit has been filed to stop one of the primary culprits – bee-toxic insecticide seed coatings . These insecticides, called neonicotinoids or “neonics” for short, have received quite a bit of attention in recent years…
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December 2nd, 2015
Bee Thankful This Thanksgiving: Demand Big Food Stop Killing Our Pollinators
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director, Center for Food Safety
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This article was originally published on EcoWatch on November 25, 2015. Apples, cranberries, squash, sweet potatoes, beans—these are just a few Thanksgiving table favorites, all of which rely on bees for pollination. And it’s not just honey bees we have to thank for this fruitful service…
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November 2nd, 2015
5 Simple Steps to Help Bees and Other Pollinators
Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director at Center for Food Safety
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One in every three bites of food we eat is from a crop pollinated by bees. And over the past decade we have witnessed an alarming decline in honeybee and other pollinator populations around the world. According to a government-sponsored survey , U.S…
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September 16th, 2015
Neonics: Poisoning Bees, Polluting Aquatic Ecosystems
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director
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What do bees have in common with birds, crayfish, beetles, dragon flies, and crabs? All of these species, and countless others, are at risk from the harmful impacts of neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecticides. Within the last several decades, the use of highly toxic, persistent insecticides—largely neonics—has become one of the greatest threats to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems…
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May 25th, 2015
Top 5 Takeaways from the White House Pollinator Health Task Force Announcement
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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Originally published on FoodTank on May 20, 2015. The White House Pollinator Health Task Force has laid out a federal strategy plan to protect bees, butterflies and other pollinators. These species are immensely valuable to our agricultural economy, our own health, as well as our overall environmental health…
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May 14th, 2015
"Silent Spring" Reality Check: Agricultural Insecticides Imperil Waterways Throughout the World in Spite of Regulation, New Study Shows
By Martha L. Crouch, Ph.D.
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At about the same time that the Beatles released their first LP, Americans were starting to question the safety of increasingly used pesticides, largely as a result of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking book “Silent Spring.” [1] Back then I was much more interested in “Twist and Shout” than DDT…
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April 23rd, 2015
From Climate Deniers and Big Tobacco to Agribusiness: How Major Industries are Pushing “Junk Science” Legislation Intended to Dodge Regulations
By Colin O'Neil, Director of Government Affairs, Center for Food Safety
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For years, agrichemical companies have used their influence to pass state legislation that prevents cities, counties and even states from regulating farming practices that may cause harm to human health, the environment or farmers…
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March 12th, 2015
New Efforts to Save the Monarch Butterfly, But Do They Go Far Enough?
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director, Center for Food Safety.
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Originally published on Food Tank on March 7, 2015. Do you remember learning about the monarch butterfly when you were a kid? Observing its life cycle, metamorphosis and migration? When was the last time you saw a monarch butterfly? If it seems like monarch butterflies have all but disappeared, you are right. Monarch butterfly numbers have declined by 90 percent since the mid-1990s…
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November 26th, 2014
Giving Thanks to Native Bees for a Bountiful Feast (and a Holiday Charge to President Obama!)
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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What comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving? For many, the holiday often evokes sentiments of family and gratitude, usually coupled with a culinary feat of epic proportions. The Thanksgiving meal that we all love so much is inspired by the native bounty that once fed the struggling settlers and brought together the most unlikely of dining companions…
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October 1st, 2014
How Moby became our BEE man
By Kaiulani Kimbrell, Producer of Center for Food Safety’s Hollywood Food Voices
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There are many things I wish you could know about Moby. To start, he’s one of the most generous people I know. He opens his home, gives from his heart, and shares his wisdom and experience freely. On numerous occasions, I’ve been struck by how smart, creative, meticulous, spiritual and environmentally conscious Moby is…
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July 9th, 2014
A Sticky Situation for EPA on Pollinators and Pesticides
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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There’s been quite a bit of buzz about bees lately. Two weeks ago, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum establishing a “Pollinator Health Task Force” with plans to improve pollinator health and habitat…
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April 23rd, 2014
A Choice for the Future of the Earth: Monsanto or Monarchs?
By Larissa Walker, Policy and Campaign Coordinator
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It’s Earth Week and you have a choice: Monsanto or Monarchs? There is no mystery why monarch butterfly populations are at an all-time low . Industrial agriculture’s excessive use of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide on genetically engineered (GE) corn and soybean is largely to blame. The herbicide doesn’t kill the beautiful creatures directly, but it is especially deadly to milkweed…
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March 20th, 2014
Bernie the Bee Leads March on EPA; Delivers Half a Million Signatures Asking for Protections for Pollinators
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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Bernie the Bee visited Washington DC this morning delivering more than half a million petitions to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding the agency do something to protect bees and other pollinator species. Bernie and his group of supporters came with a message. EPA needs to get back to its most basic mission: protect the environment …
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January 29th, 2014
New report shows record decline in Monarch Butterflies: Monsanto a major culprit
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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We hate to be the bearer of bad news, again, but the 2013-2014 overwintering population numbers for Monarch butterflies in Mexico were just released this morning, confirming our bleak predictions from a few months ago: the situation is worsening. Last year’s overwintering numbers were an all-time low, with monarchs occupying 1.19 hectares…
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October 30th, 2013
Thank Native Bees for a Bountiful Fall Harvest
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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Photo courtesy of Greg Lief Did you know there are roughly 4,000 species of native bees in the United States? From bumblebees, to carpenter bees, to alkali bees, these creatures are critical to our food supply. While managed honey bees often steal the pollinator spotlight, native bees also deserve their fair share of stardom…
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August 15th, 2013
The Invisible Danger to Bees: Are Your "Bee-friendly" Plants Laced With Bee-killing Toxins?
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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This past year may have been one of the worst for honey bees, bumble bees and other pollinators. Between the 40-100% losses many commercial beekeepers reported across the country, to the largest ever recorded bumble bee kill in an Oregon parking lot a few months ago, it’s not looking like a good year for the bees…
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June 26th, 2013
The Buzz from National Pollinator Week
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director
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Last week, from June 17th – 23rd, people across the country swarmed together to celebrate National Pollinator Week and raise awareness about the importance of bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators. After all, 1 in every 3 bites of food we eat depends on the 200,000 something species responsible for pollinating our plants…
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May 31st, 2013
Senator Boxer Introduces Pollinator Protection Amendment to the Senate Farm Bill
By Larissa Walker, Policy and Campaign Coordinator at Center for Food Safety
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Next week Congress comes back from recess and the Senate will resume debates on the Farm Bill…
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May 15th, 2013
EPA Report on Bee Health Reveals Serious Flaws in Review of Pesticides, Yet Agency Refuses to Take Action
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director and Policy Analyst
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Just over a week ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a joint report intended to address the devastating losses occurring in bee colonies across the country. The report acknowledged the problem and then refused to take the next logical step…
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April 25th, 2013
Can We Learn from the Bees in Time to Save Them?
By Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director for Center for Food Safety
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This Earth Week we look to the honey bee, that perfect symbol of human dependency on nature, for our own health and well-being. But how healthy are our honey bees? Bees are an indicator species, meaning that their vibrancy on earth reflects certain environmental conditions and aids in gauging the health of ecosystems…
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