Trump EPA OKs ‘Emergency’ to Dump Bee-killing Pesticide on 16 Million Acres

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 … Continue reading Trump EPA OKs ‘Emergency’ to Dump Bee-killing Pesticide on 16 Million Acres