Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Seven years after an explosion that killed two factory workers in Institute, West Virginia, Bayer CropScience is facing federal fines. Bayer is the manufacturer of neonicotinoid pesticides that are linked to severe decline in pollinator populations.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $5.6 million settlementwith Bayer to resolve the 2008 violation of federal chemical accident prevention laws. As a result,…
