Environmental

As Bees Decline, EPA Registers Another Toxic Insecticide

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014.  Flying in the face of recent science demonstrating that pollinator populations are declining, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made the decision to unconditionally register another pesticide that is known to be highly toxic to bees, coming almost one year after EPA registered sulfoxaflor, disregarding concerns from beekeepers and environmental groups. The announcement, posted in the Federal Registeron Wednesday, set tolerances for the pesticide cyantraniliprole in foods ranging…

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