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New Study: Agricultural Pesticides Cause Widespread Harm to Soil Health, Threaten Biodiversity
A new study published today by the academic journal Frontiers in Environmental Science finds that pesticides widely used in American agriculture pose a grave threat to organisms that are critical to h…
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Breaking: Federal Court rules that EPA broke the law on chlorpyrifos
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must either disallow the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food or find safe levels of exposure that will prot…
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Walmart announces industry-leading policy to protect pollinators from pesticides
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) announced a landmark pollinator health policy today, the most far reaching to date of any U.S. food retailer.
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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.
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Groups Demand Home Depot, Lowe’s End Sales of Roundup
Lowe’s and Home Depot are well-aware of the research that shows glyphosate is linked to an increased risk of cancer. And yet these dangerous pesticides still line their shelves,
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Billboard at Kroger HQ Demands Retailer Eliminate Bee-killing Pesticides Used to Grow Food it Sells
A new billboard near the Cincinnati headquarters of Kroger (NYSE: KR) demands that the largest traditional grocery corporation in the U.S. stop using toxic pesticides linked to dramatic declines in po…
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160+ Organizations Urge President-Elect Biden to Withdraw Heidi Heitkamp from Consideration for USDA Secretary
A coalition of more than 160 environmental, food justice, sustainable agriculture, workers’ rights, animal welfare, social justice, public health, and anti-hunger organizations sent a letter today t…
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New Scorecard Ranks Top Food Retailers on Bee-friendly Policies
Major U.S. food retailer, Giant Eagle, released a groundbreaking new policy making the company the only top retailer to make a clear commitment to reduce toxic pesticide use, according to a new Bee-Fr…
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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.
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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.