Your Signature Needed: Tell the EPA to regulate Big Ag’s neonics and protect bees

PESTICIDE ALERT! Friends of the Earth joined 60+ environmental groups that just filed a legal petition with the EPA demanding accountability from Big Ag for harmful neonics! [Sign now to become a citizen supporter! >>]( Corporations like Bayer-Monsanto have been taking advantage of a loophole created by an outdated 40-year old waiver that allows pesticide companies to sell TOXIC NEONICS -- even when the science shows that they are devastating to bees and don’t help farmers. Neonics are a direct contributor to excessive deaths in birds and bees and have made agriculture nearly 50 times more toxic to insects in the past two decades. These harsh chemicals are LETHAL to bees at a time when bee populations are plummeting and 40% of our critical insect pollinators are at RISK OF EXTINCTION. Yet the pesticide industry continues to sell bee-killing neonics without sufficient data demonstrating the efficacy of these toxic products. The EPA has already acknowledged the science that proves the SEVERAL harms of neonics to our pollinators and our environment -- so WHY is Big Ag still allowed to sell these toxic pesticides without compelling evidence of ANY benefits? [Our legal petition to the EPA is filed -- and now, we need 3,981 environmental activists like you to sign our supporting citizen petition to pressure the EPA for urgent action. Can we count on your signature right now?]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( The European Union has already banned outdoor use of the worst neonics. The United Nations has even said that neonics are so hazardous, they should be “SEVERELY RESTRICTED.” But across the U.S., neonics remain the most commonly used insecticides, and the EPA continues to allow their widespread application. In fact, the agency could soon OFFICIALLY APPROVE neonics for another 15 years! Vulnerable pollinators are DYING OUT rapidly, and neonics are threatening to eradicate them forever. If that happens, it will have devastating consequences to our ecosystems, food supply, and way of life. The EPA must step up and PROTECT people, pollinators, and the planet before it’s too late. [Add your name now to demand accountability from Big Ag and urge the EPA to BAN neonics immediately!]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for being a defender of our precious pollinators! Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us]( Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2023, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]