Sep 11, 2015Court revokes approval of insecticide, citing bee decline
According to the Los Angeles Times, an appeals court recently overturned federal approval of an insecticide used on a variety of crops, ruling that it could hasten an already “alarming” decline in bees.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said EPA approved the insecticide, sulfoxaflor, based on flawed and limited information.
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