A group of beekeepers joined forces on Friday against Trump's EPA by filing a lawsuit over the agency's move to put a powerful insecticide—one that scientists warn is part of the massive pollinator die-off across the U.S.—back on the market.
The lawsuit (pdf) charges that the EPA's approval of sulfoxaflor—touted by its manufacturer, agro-chemical giant Corteva, as a "next generation neonicotinoid"—was illegally rendered as it put industry interests ahead of the health of pollinators and ignored the available science.
"EPA is harming not just the beekeepers, their livelihood, and bees, but the nation's food system."
"Honeybees and other pollinators are dying in droves because of
insecticides like sulfoxaflor, yet the Trump administration removes
restriction just to please the chemical industry," said Greg Loarie, an
attorney with Earthjustice, the legal aid group representing the
beekeepers. "This is illegal and an affront to our food system,
economy, and environment."According to a statement by Earthjustice:...........https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/06/us-beekeepers-file-suit-against-trump-epa-charging-illegal-approval-insecticide
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