From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): “Neonic” bee-killing pesticides are lurking around every corner for bees. One study found neonics on 54% of all sampled plants.1 Right now, these pesticides are even allowed in the places where bees should be safest: wildlife refuges. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bee-killing pesticides are everywhere: A study found neonicotinoids — a dangerous class of pesticides — on more than half of all sampled plants.1 And if there’s one place where bees should be safe, it’s wildlife refuges. Yet for … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): As early as this week, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on a bill that will help preserve Pennsylvania’s greatest outdoor places as well as our great national parks, wildlife refuges, and more. The Great … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Wildlife refuges are about to become unsafe for bees. Two years ago, in a win for bees, an Obama-era ban restricted the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, in wildlife refuges. But now the U.S. Fish and … Continued