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Policy & Legislation

Petition Regarding Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program (July 2026)
Public Comment Opposing Revisions to the Endangered Species Act
Court Orders Less Reliance on Pesticide Spraying on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
State of the Butterflies in the United States
Xerces Society public comment on ESA definition of “harm”
Letter to USFWS on ESA Listing for Monarch Butterflies
Pollinators Increasingly Disappearing from Pesticide Overuse and Lax Oversight
Court Rejects Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
Vermont Celebrates Pollinator Week by Passing Landmark Pollinator Protection Bill
Vermont’s Governor Marks World Bee Day by Vetoing Pollinator Protection Bill
Colorado’s Governor Signs Bill Authorizing State Wildlife Agency To Study And Conserve Pollinators And Other Invertebrates
Scientist Letter of Support for Colorado House Bill 24-1117
Colorado Legislature Passes Bill Authorizing State Wildlife Agency to Study and Conserve Pollinators and Other Invertebrates
Petition to List the Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) as an Endangered Species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Xerces Society Seeks Endangered Species Act Protection for Morrison Bumble Bee
New Legislation Would Establish USDA Label for Pollinator-Safe Plants
MONARCH Act Reintroduced to Aid Western Butterfly
California Supreme Court Lets Decision Stand that Bees Can Be Protected by the California Endangered Species Act
Lawsuit Launched Challenging USDA’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Insecticide Sprays Over Millions of Acres in U.S. West
Public Oral Argument in Environmentalists’ Appeal Seeking to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled California Bumble Bees
Sustainable US Firefly Tourism
State of the Fireflies of the United States and Canada:
Letter of Support for the MONARCH Act of 2021
Letter of Support for the Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021
Infrastructure bill is a win for bees and butterflies, including monarchs
Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle Eyed for Endangered Species Act Safeguards
The American Bumble Bee Takes an Important Step Toward Federal Protection
Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessments for Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
Two New Bills Offer Hope for Declining Monarch Populations
Conservationists and California Fish and Game Commission Pursue Appeal to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled Bumble Bees
Western Monarch Population Closer to Extinction; Still no Federal or State Protection in Sight
Much-Needed Federal Protection for America’s Beloved Monarch Butterfly Warranted, but Precluded
Court Rules State of California Lacks Authority to Protect Imperiled Bumble Bee Species Under the California Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle
EPA’s Greenlight for Dicamba Herbicides Poses Serious Risks to People, Wildlife
Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds
Rulemaking Petition to Regulate Crop Seeds Treated with Neonicotinoids and Other Systemic Insecticides
Petition to list western ridged mussel as an endangered species
Report: Dicamba Herbicide Harming More than Just Weeds
Supporting Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management
Pollinator Petitioners Ask Court for Permission to Join Lawsuit to Defend Fish and Game Commission Decision to Protect Four Native Bee Species Under the California Endangered Species Act
Request to Act on the Farm Bill for Pollinators (2018)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Franklin’s Bumble Bee
Four Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to be the First Pollinators Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act
Emergency Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Delaware Firefly
Petition for the Emergency Listing of the Bethany Beach Firefly (Photuris bethaniensis)
A Petition to the State of California Fish and Game Commission to List Four Bumble Bees as Endangered under the California Endangered Species Act
Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California’s Endangered Bumble Bees
How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees
How to Help Your Community Create an Effective Mosquito Management Plan
Report: Neonicotinoids in California’s Surface Waters
Protecting California’s Waters from Neonicotinoid Contamination
Addressing Native Pollinator Concerns in State and Tribal Protection Plans
One of America’s Rarest Butterflies Finally Receives Protection under the Endangered Species Act
Petition seeking regulation of bumble bee movement (January 12, 2010)
Wings 40(1): Spring 2017 (Focus on Farmland)
Senator Merkley's 2017 Farm Bill Draft
Recommendations for Designing State Pollinator Protection Plans
Comments in response to the positive 90-day finding the Service issued for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on September 18, 2018 (FWS-RJ-ES-2015-0112)
National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (Pollinator Health Task Force) May 2015
Supporting the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators White House
Letter to APHIS PPQ: Follow-up to June 23, 2014 bumble bee meeting
Letter of support for the legal petition seeking Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection for monarch butterflies
Scientist letter of support to protect the monarch butterfly as a Threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
FAQs on the Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Petition
Petition for Protection of the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act
Comments to FWS on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Mosquito Control at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Letter of support for a multi-agency monarch butterfly recovery initiative
Notice of Intent to Pursue Legal Action for Failure to Make Required Ninety-Day Finding on Petition to List the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as Endangered
Petition to list the rusty patched bumble bee Bombus affinis (Cresson), 1863 as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Wings 35(1): Spring 2012 (Endangered Species)
Wings 34(2): Fall 2011 (Xerces at 40)
Wings 33(2): Fall 2010 (International Butterfly Conservation)
Petition to List Franklin's Bumble Bee (Bombus franklini) as an Endangered Species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Comments on Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2008-0131 (ESA Status Reviews for 29 Mountain-Prairie Species, October 19, 2009)
Comments on Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) pollination of field crops in the state of California. California Environmental Quality Act Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (January 18, 2007).
Comments on Docket OPP-00678B (Comment on Implications of Revised Bt Corn Reassessment for Regulatory Decisions Affecting These Products, and on Potential Elements of Regulatory Options, August 28, 2001)