Your Signature Needed: EPA plans to approve bee-killing chemicals despite risks

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: The EPA is planning to approve bee-killing pesticides for another 15 years! Bees cannot wait another 15 years for neonics to be banned. These BEE-KILLING PESTICIDES are a key contributor to bee populations plummeting across the country over the last two decades -- like the beloved Western Bumblebee, which has dropped 93% and the American Bumblebee, which has declined by 89%. Meanwhile, over the same time period, pesticides like neonics have made agriculture 48 times more toxic to bees, and now, 40% of critical pollinators like bees are at risk of extinction. This could be CATASTROPHIC for our ecosystems that rely on these important pollinators, so we must take urgent action. [Will you sign your name immediately to urge the EPA to BAN neonics right now?]( [SIGN THE PETITION NOW]( Wild bees and other pollinators are essential for 1 out of 3 bites of food that we eat. We rely on them for 75% of the most nutritious food crops like fruits, veggies, and nuts -- and over 180,000 species of plants depend on pollinators for survival. But the widespread use of neonics is making pollen and nectar that bees need toxic, and as a result, is contributing to bee populations that are dwindling and could vanish forever. Yet the EPA is still poised to APPROVE neonic use for years to come. [Please, Friend, take action now and tell the EPA to stop supporting the use of bee-killing neonics before wild bees and other critical pollinators go extinct forever! >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION NOW]( Thanks for taking urgent action to save bees. Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]