Friday, March 22, 2013

EPA Favors 'Bee-Toxic Pesticides' Over Future of Food, Groups Charge | Common Dreams

EPA Favors 'Bee-Toxic Pesticides' Over Future of Food, Groups Charge | Common Dreams
"Arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency has failed in its obligation to protect the nation's bee population—one of the Earth's most vital pollinators—from dangerous pesticides, a group of beekeepers and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court saying the EPA's inaction is causing great harm to biodiversity and the future of food in the U.S."