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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.
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Report: Second Highest Bee Colony Losses in History
The Bee Informed Partnership today reported the second-highest annual losses of honeybee colonies for the second year in a row.
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Kroger Urged to Eliminate Pesticides from Supply Chain
Groups are calling on Kroger to eliminate toxic pesticides linked to dramatic pollinator declines from the company’s food supply chain.
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Friends of the Earth Condemns Senate Vote on Growing Climate Solutions Act
This tees up a deeply flawed bill that would establish soil carbon markets which threaten the climate, environmental justice communities, and our farm economy.
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FOE USDA Climate Comments
Friends of the Earth U.S., on behalf of 2.8 million members and supporters in the United States, is pleased to present these comments in response to USDA’s Request for Public Comment on the Executiv…