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FOE’s close work with legislative champions enabled the negotiation of an effective bill to restrict neonic pesticides on more than half a million acres of lawn, turf, and grass.

The Birds and Bees Protection Act proposed to eliminate 80-90% of the neonics entering New York’s environment yearly.

For far too long, we’ve been exposed to a neurotoxic pesticide called chlorpyrifos, despite decades of science clearly linking this pesticide to brain damage in children.

While the federal government prioritizes donations over decades of science, it’s more important than ever for states like New York to step up to protect public health and environment.