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New Scorecard Reports 10 Major U.S. Food Retailers’ Progress on Protecting Bees from Toxic Pesticides
Friends of the Earth today released its latest Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard, ranking 25 of the largest US grocery retailers on pesticides and pollinator protection in their food and beverage supply…
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Save the Bees
The sad fact is that many pollinators are disappearing before our eyes — especially honeybees and bumble bees. Why are bees dying?
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100 Farm, Food and Environmental Groups Call for Real Climate Solutions in Budget Reconciliation
Today more than 100 farm, food and environmental organizations outlined opportunities in budget reconciliation to make our food system more equitable, just and environmentally sound.
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Pesticides inhibiteurs de gènes: risques et inquiétudes
Les pesticides ont déjà été liés à toute une série de conséquences considérables et inattendues: ils nuisent à notre santé, déciment la biodiversité, provoquent des dommages au niveau des…
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Why are Bees Important? The Tiny Pollinators Holding Our Planet Together
Why are bees important? Bees support our food supply, biodiversity, and ecosystems. Learn why pollinators are essential.
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EPA Bans Brain-Damaging Chlorpyrifos in Food
President Biden’s EPA is finally reversing one of many horrific Trump administration actions that prioritized pesticide industry profits over our health and environment.
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124 Organizations Demand Home Depot, Lowe’s Immediately Pull Cancer-Linked Weedkiller
124 consumer, health, and environmental groups sent letters today calling on Lowe’s and Home Depot to immediately end the sale of Roundup.
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Bayer to Remove Cancer-linked Glyphosate From Roundup for U.S. Lawn and Garden Market by 2023
Bayer-Monsanto announced today that the company will no longer sell glyphosate-based herbicides to U.S. consumers as of 2023
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Conservationists and Farmers Sue Over Trump Administration Removal of Most Genetically Engineered Organism Regulation
Today, Friends of the Earth and allied plaintiffs filed a new federal lawsuit challenging a USDA decision to end most GE organism oversight.
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Velazquez & Bowman want Plant-Based Entrées in Schools
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D (D-NY) introduced the Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act.