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01/14/17

EPA Chooses Greed Over Bees

Even as it released research findings that link Neonics to the decimation of bees, the US Environmental Protection Agency failed to adopt a proposal that would have regulated the use of the dangerous pesticides that contain them. In effect, the EPA abandoned its core responsibility to protect the environment in favor of pleasing agribusiness giants.

Source: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/13/epa-acknowledges-neonics-harm-bees-then-bows-pesticide-industry

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