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Conservationist Warns 'Unnoticed Apocalypse' of Insects 'Should Set Alarms Ringing'

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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

Julia Conley, staff writer

"It's clear evidence these chemicals can affect populations."

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Because 'A World Without Insects Is Not Worth Living In,' Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

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.

"What we need is more humming and buzzing."

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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

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Bolsonaro Greenlights New Pesticides Even as Advocates Mourn Half Billion Dead Bees in Brazil

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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

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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

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'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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Green Groups Say Trump EPA Backing Monsanto's Claim Glyphosate Not a Health Threat 'Completely Ignores Science'

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'Finally!': Court Orders EPA to Stop Stalling Potential Ban on Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Kids

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Friends of the Earth

ALDI U.S. Releases New Policy to Limit Toxic Pesticides to Protect Pollinators

Center for Food Safety

California Ends Sale of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

United Farm Workers

UFW: State Settlement Over Chlorpryifos 'A Good First Step'—Looking 'Forward to Working With Gov. Newsom to Turn It Into a Permanent Ban'...

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Deal Reached to Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide in California

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)

U.N. Expert Committee Recommends Global Elimination of Toxic Chemical Harming Health of Firefighters: PFHXs, Used as Substitute for Banned PFOS and PFOA, Recommended for Global Ban

Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Approval of Bee-killing Pesticide, GE Crop Uses on National Wildlife Refuges

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Million Belay, Timothy A. Wise

The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa

Peter Nelson

What's Wrong With the Bees? Our New Film, "The Pollinators," Seeks an Answer

Timothy A. Wise

Big Ag Is a Major Obstacle to Combating the Climate Crisis

Diana Donlon

Got Climate Anxiety? Watch "The Biggest Little Farm"—a Template for Regeneration

Kristin Ohlson

Regenerative Agriculture Is Key for a Sustainable Climate and Food System

Katherine Paul

When Will We Start Applying the Precautionary Principle to the Chemicals that Are Killing Our Kids?

Steve Suppan

USDA to Biotech: Call Your Own Compliance

Ronnie Cummins

The 9% Lie: Industrial Food and Climate Change

Elizabeth Henderson

Unfair Food Pricing Is Killing Family Farms and Regenerative Farming

Jim Goodman

Current Farm Crisis Offers Opportunity For Change