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Ag groups sued to stop protection…”The monarch isn’t alone in its decline, and Forister said several other California butterfly species are in an even more perilous spot. Between pesticides and rapidly warming temperatures, it’s just been a bad decade for butterflies, with even common species like cabbage whites suffering massive declines.” With Fewer than 2,000 …
“The researchers noted that Rachel Carson’s book was prophetic. In their paper, The Guardian reported, the Japanese researchers said how “she wrote: ‘These sprays, dusts and aerosols are now applied almost universally to farms, gardens, forests and homes – nonselective chemicals that have the power to kill every insect, the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’, to …
Japanese Fisheries Collapsed Due to Pesticides, New Research Says – EcoWatch Read More »
Don’t use pesticides and plant pollinator friendly plants.… “In addition to surface water and drinking water contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found neonics inside fruits and vegetables, where they can’t be simply be washed off due to their systemic nature. And, emerging science suggests a link with neonic exposure and potential disorders including neurobehavioral …
NRDC: Neonic Pesticide May Become More Toxic in Tap Water Read More »