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Lowe’s Pressed to Pull Cancer-linked Roundup During Annual Shareholder Meeting
Lowe’s is under pressure to stop selling glyphosate as consumer and environmental groups instal a billboard at company headquarters. Read More
Groups Push Home Depot to Pull Cancer-linked Roundup During Annual Shareholder Meeting
Home Depot is under renewed pressure to stop selling cancer-linked, pollinator-toxic weedkiller glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup. Read More
CVS Announces New Policy to Reduce Pesticides in Food Supply Chain
CVS, one of the ten largest U.S. grocery retailers, has released a new pollinator health policy. Read More
Where Do Cruise Ships Dump Their Waste?
Cruise ships can dump waste in the oceans. Explore where they are legally permitted to dump human waste, dirty wash water waste, and food waste. Read More
Monarchs and Milkweed
Without milkweed, monarch butterflies would cease to exist. Unfortunately it is in short supply, which is leading to the decline of these colorful creatures. Read More
Why Are Monarch Butterflies Important
The loss of milkweed plants, winter habitat, and climate change are all pushing monarchs to the brink. The monarch butterfly is now a candidate to be listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act Read More
It’s time for Kroger to step up to help save the bees
Without pollinators, grocery stores would run short of a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables, nuts, beans, and delicious favorites like chocolate and coffee. Read More
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
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 chains. Read More
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. Read More