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'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse
monarch nectaring on a showy milkweed
Putting 'Health of All Species' in Danger, Trump EPA Proposal Guts Restrictions on Toxic Herbicide Linked to Birth Defects
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Trump's EPA proposed Thursday increasing the allowable levels of atrazine in waterways.
"The pro-industry zealots now running the EPA's pesticide office are making a mockery of science and eliminating key safety measures, all for company profits."
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Conservationist Warns 'Unnoticed Apocalypse' of Insects 'Should Set Alarms Ringing'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
bee on flower
The warning comes as a new report highlights primary reasons pollinators and...
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'Landmark New Research' Links Neonics With Collapse of Fisheries
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
People cycle as the sun sets on Lake Shinji in Matsue, Shimane prefecture on July 25, 2008.
"Just awful, what gruesome harm we are inflicting on the environment."
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Not Just the Bees, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows Neonics May Be Killing Birds Too
Protesters hold balloons on January 20, 2018 in Berlin during a demonstration under the slogan "We are fed up" against agricultural politics and the use of glyphosate, dumping exports and for sustainable agriculture.
Because 'A World Without Insects Is Not Worth Living In,' Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate
Honeybees, essential pollinators, are under threat due to a new Trump administration rule allowing widespread use of a dangerous pesticide.
Groups Sue Trump's EPA in Response to 'Nauseating' Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticide
A protester holds dead bees
Bolsonaro Greenlights New Pesticides Even as Advocates Mourn Half Billion Dead Bees in Brazil
Roundup
Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes Calif. With Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup
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Health and Labor Groups Sue Trump EPA for Refusal to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
'Alarming' Explosion of Toxic Pesticide Use Causing Insect Apocalypse in United States: Study
child eats fruit
European Regulators Praised for Declaring There Is 'No Safe Exposure Level' for Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Children
'A Total Disgrace': Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won't Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
The Trump administration's budget cuts have led to a suspension of the USDA's tracking of honey bee populations.
USDA Indefinitely Suspends Honey Bee Tracking Survey as States Get Approval to Use Bee-Killing Pesticide
Roundup
'Good News': Austria Poised to Become First EU Nation to Fully Ban Cancer-Linked Weed Killer Glyphosate
'Industry Front Group' Claims to Promote Public Health While Fighting Chemical and Food Safety Regulations, Study Finds

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Environmental Working Group (EWG)
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