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Pesticides
Pesticides
Petition Regarding Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program (July 2026)
6. July 2026
Reducing Risks to Wildlife from Insecticide-Treated Seed
13. May 2026
Study: Pesticide Sprays for Mosquitos May Kill Pollinators, Drift into Neighboring Yards
17. December 2025
Court Orders Less Reliance on Pesticide Spraying on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
25. August 2025
Study Links Pesticides to Monarch Butterfly Deaths in Pacific Grove
23. July 2025
Supplying Pollinator-Safe Nursery Plants
28. April 2025
Protecting Fireflies From Pesticides
17. January 2025
Pollinators Increasingly Disappearing from Pesticide Overuse and Lax Oversight
17. December 2024
Protecting Bees from Pesticides in Oregon Cherry Orchards
22. November 2024
Court Rejects Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
2. August 2024
Vermont Celebrates Pollinator Week by Passing Landmark Pollinator Protection Bill
18. June 2024
Vermont’s Governor Marks World Bee Day by Vetoing Pollinator Protection Bill
21. May 2024
Responding to Insects and Diseases on Landscape Trees and Shrubs
20. May 2024
Federal Agency Proposes Spraying Toxic Insecticides Across Three National Monuments Near Grand Canyon
26. January 2024
New Legislation Would Establish USDA Label for Pollinator-Safe Plants
27. June 2023
Buying Bee-Safe Plants Postcard
14. April 2023
Harmful Pesticides Found in Milkweeds from Retail Nurseries
31. August 2022
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program Affecting Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
31. May 2022
Lawsuit Launched Challenging USDA’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Insecticide Sprays Over Millions of Acres in U.S. West
24. May 2022
Wings 44(2): Fall 2021 (New Directions)
30. November 2021
Pollinator-Friendly Parks
15. November 2021
Insecticide Seed Treatments Threaten Midwestern Waterways
8. September 2021
Feds Plan Insecticide Sprays Across 2.6 Million Acres of Montana Grasslands, Threatening Pollinators and Organic Farms
15. June 2021
Feds Plan to Spray Insecticide on 30,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Oregon to Increase Forage for Private Livestock
28. May 2021
Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessments for Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
12. May 2021
Wings 44(1): Spring 2021 (Fifty Years of Conservation)
11. May 2021
Farming for Pest Management
4. May 2021
Freshwater Mussel Conservation: A Guide to Saving the Unsung Heroes of Our Waters
28. April 2021
Protecting Bees from Neonicotinoids in Your Garden
25. April 2021
State Halts Production at Nebraska Ethanol Plant, Addressing Severe Pesticide Contamination
8. February 2021
Offering Bee-Safe Plants: A Guide for Nurseries
5. February 2021
Buying Bee-Safe Plants
5. February 2021
New Issue of PNAS Lays Out the Case for Why We Should Take Action to Protect Insects
11. January 2021
EPA’s Greenlight for Dicamba Herbicides Poses Serious Risks to People, Wildlife
28. October 2020
Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds
23. September 2020
Rulemaking Petition to Regulate Crop Seeds Treated with Neonicotinoids and Other Systemic Insecticides
22. September 2020
Making Decisions About Neonicotinoid Seed Treatment Use in Iowa
22. September 2020
Drifting Toward Disaster
5. August 2020
Report: Dicamba Herbicide Harming More than Just Weeds
5. August 2020
Harmful Pesticides Found in Milkweeds Critical for Western Monarchs
5. June 2020
Organic Pesticides
18. September 2019
Common Organic-Allowed Pesticides
18. September 2019
Smarter Pest Management: Protecting Pollinators at Home
9. September 2019
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides: Fungicide Impacts on Pollinators
9. September 2019
Request to Act on the Farm Bill for Pollinators (2018)
6. September 2019
Declines in Insect Abundance and Diversity: We Know Enough to Act Now
24. June 2019
Wings 42(1): Spring 2019 (Nature Close to Home)
18. May 2019
IPI Database
4. August 2018
Neonicotinoids in Your Garden
11. June 2018
Bee City USA Joins Forces with the Xerces Society
11. June 2018
How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees
31. May 2018
Beyond the Birds and the Bees
31. May 2018
How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides
31. May 2018
Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management in Wetlands
31. May 2018
Insects and Roadless Forests
31. May 2018
Logging to Control Insects
31. May 2018
Farming for Bees
16. May 2018
How to Help Your Community Create an Effective Mosquito Management Plan
16. May 2018
Report: Neonicotinoids in California’s Surface Waters
16. May 2018
Protecting California’s Waters from Neonicotinoid Contamination
16. May 2018
Estimated Costs to Establish Wildflower Plantings Using Chemical Fallow
16. May 2018
Letter to California Department of Pesticide Regulation about neonicotinoid contamination of surface water
13. March 2018
Sran Family Orchards Becomes First Bee Better Certified Grower
11. January 2018
Bee Better Certified Offers a New Approach to Protecting Pollinators
19. June 2017
Wings 40(1): Spring 2017 (Focus on Farmland)
20. April 2017
Senator Merkley's 2017 Farm Bill Draft
7. March 2017
Neonicotinoid Movement in the Environment
6. January 2017
Guidance to Protect Habitat from Pesticide Contamination
17. October 2016
Recommendations for Designing State Pollinator Protection Plans
12. October 2016
Wings 38(2): Fall 2015 (Rethinking Pesticides)
20. November 2015
Petition for Protection of the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act
5. July 2014
Comments to FWS on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Mosquito Control at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
5. May 2014
Wings 35(2): Fall 2012 (Happy Birthday, Silent Spring)
20. November 2012
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)
10. September 2008
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