States that are doing the most to save pollinators
In a sampling of states, including key leaders, some stand out for restricting neonics and enhancing pollinator habitat.
Pesticides
The unnecessary use of pesticides is harming ecosystems and threatening our health.
If you’re lucky, you might see a summer’s field buzzing with bees or a flock of monarch butterflies undertaking their annual migration. But our country’s overuse of toxic pesticides is making such sights less common as it makes much of our country’s environment toxic. Seeping far beyond the initially treated zones, these pesticides are infiltrating our soil, water systems and food chains. Together, we can put our country on a safer path free of pesticides.
The Latest on Pesticides
Save the bees: Restrict neonic-coated seeds
The monarch butterfly and the Endangered Species Act
Updates
Pollinator protectors gather on the Rose Kennedy Greenway
Whole Foods launches a sweet deal for the bees
Microparticles might help bees cope with pesticides, but there is a better solution
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Save the Bees Web-Bee-Nar
Guide to planting a pollinator-friendly garden
We’re calling on Amazon to help save the bees
A snapshot of state actions to protect pollinators
Did You Know?
Monarch populations have dropped by more than 80% in recent decades, due in part to our country’s overuse of pesticides.
Want to learn more about the toxic impacts pesticides are having on our ecosystems and wildlife?
The Latest
Massachusetts’ pollinators need more support
Restricting dangerous pesticides a good starting point, next step is protecting pollinator habitat
How Home Depot can protect bees from deadly pesticides
Neonic pesticides kill bees in huge numbers, yet Home Depot continues to sell them. We’re calling on Home Depot to stop.
How popcorn could help save the bees
Almost all corn planted in the U.S. is coated with bee-killing pesticides. We’re calling on popcorn makers to take action to save the bees.
The marvel of monarch migration
There are so many strange and wonderful facts about the monarch butterfly. Check them out.
Seeds covered with pesticides are killing bees
150 million acres of America's crops are planted with pesticide coated-seeds that are killing bees. Two states have said enough is enough.
Team
Blackledge
Steve
Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America
Rakov
Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network