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Meijer, Target and Dollar Tree release new policies to help save the bees from toxic pesticides
Some food retailers are paying attention and beginning to step up to address the routine and unnecessary use of toxic pesticides in their supply chains. Read More
Science and public polling make it clear: New York must restrict bee-killing neonicotinoids
Contact your elected officials to support S699A, in order to protect the health of the environment, pollinators, and New Yorkers. Read More
Cluck, no! Why choosing chicken over beef won’t save us
Swapping factory-farmed hamburgers for chicken wings will fail to adequately address the climate catastrophe and would actually exacerbate many of the pressing environmental, health, and worker justice problems that are more urgent than ever in the time of COVID-19. Read More
Pollinators need your help before it’s too late
The latest honeybee numbers are dire. 44% of bee colonies in the US were lost last year, and summer losses were the highest ever recorded. Help protect pollinators. Read More
Are bees endangered? Help save our pollinators from extinction
The Western Bumblebee is facing rapid population declines. Their situation is urgent. Help avert the extinction of these essential creatures. Read More
Only 29,000 western monarch butterflies were found in California this year – down from millions.
The numbers are in. Only 29,000 western monarch butterflies were found in California this year – down from millions. Help Friends of the Earth protect pollinators. Read More
Biden’s ambitious goals for climate and agriculture require bolder strategies
The need for change is urgent, and the benefits to farmer and worker livelihoods, our climate, natural resources, and public health is immense. Read More
Following $10 billion Roundup settlement, Bayer uses climate program as front to lock in control of farmer data and sell more Roundup
The Growing Climate Solutions Act is a false promise to farmers and a failure on climate; companies like Bayer are showing exactly how they would make money off these schemes. Read More
Banning bee-killing pesticides in wildlife refuges
Bees in wildlife refuges are losing their ability to navigate due to toxic pesticide exposure. Help Friends of the Earth to protect these essential pollinators. Read More
EPA is letting a brain-damaging pesticide poison us
Chlorpyrifos – a toxic pesticide – is being allowed to poison our planet thanks to the EPA. Friends of the Earth is pushing Congress to ban it. Read More