The bees are dying and we need to ban neonicotinoid pesticides before they kill them all, taking away a third of the crops we rely on for food with them. The European Union announced a two-year ban in 2013, so why doesn’t the United States? While it’s not an outright prohibition, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it’s accepting public comments on a proposed label change that would create temporary pesticide-free zones in areas that are being pollinated by hired bee hives.
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