Trump EPA OKs 'Emergency' to Dump Bee-Killing Pesticide on 16 Million Acres
February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release:
The Environmental Protection Agency reported this week that in 2018 it issued so-called "emergency" approvals to spray sulfoxaflor -- an insecticide the agency considers "very highly toxic" to bees -- on more than 16 million acres of crops known to attract bees.
Of the 18 states where the approvals were granted for sorghum and cotton crops, 12 have been give . . .
The Environmental Protection Agency reported this week that in 2018 it issued so-called "emergency" approvals to spray sulfoxaflor -- an insecticide the agency considers "very highly toxic" to bees -- on more than 16 million acres of crops known to attract bees.
Of the 18 states where the approvals were granted for sorghum and cotton crops, 12 have been give . . .