Dear NRDC Supporter,

I'm a senior scientist here at NRDC, and I need your help.

I've been studying neonic pesticides and their impact on our health and environment for years, and what the science tells us is truly disturbing.

They aren't just wiping out pollinators. Neonics are impacting our food supply and are linked to alarming birth defects.

Unfortunately, the science hasn't been enough to compel the EPA to take action. In fact, they are poised to drag out a long-overdue safety review of these bee-killing pesticides for two more years, signaling they aren't taking these threats seriously.

So we're launching a new public pressure campaign to convince the EPA to act immediately to restrict these ultra-toxic pesticides, and we're preparing to go to court again to hold the agency accountable.

Donate just $5 and make TWICE the impact to protect pollinators, our food supply, and our health. For a few more hours, your tax-deductible donation will DOUBLE, up to $20,000, to protect our environment on all fronts.

Many healthy vegetables, fruits, and nuts depend on bees and pollinators. And because pollinators keep disappearing, we're producing less and less of these essential crops.

Just one seed coated in neonics can contain enough poison to kill a quarter of a million bees. But the trail of toxic destruction doesn't end with pollinators.

Neonics can also pass from pregnant mothers to their fetuses and from breast milk to nursing newborns. Exposures to neonics in the womb are linked to an increased risk for birth defects like malformations of the developing heart and brain.

It's absolutely unconscionable that the EPA continues to drag out its review of neonic pesticides.

For the sake of our food supply and the youngest, most vulnerable among us, we can't wait for the EPA to act.

Donate $5 before midnight and make TWICE the impact to power NRDC's pressure campaign against neonic pesticides and protect our environment on all fronts.

Despite the recent setback with the EPA, there are reasons to hope:

• Thanks to on-the-ground advocacy, new restrictions in California are expected to slash neonic use by nearly half
• NRDC's campaign in New York led to a ban on most neonic-coated seeds, which will eliminate up to 80 to 90% of the toxin entering the environment there
• Other states like Nevada and New Jersey have taken tough action to limit neonics

Help build on this progress with your 2x MATCHED gift of just $5 before midnight.

Thanks for giving all of us here at NRDC the resources we need to keep winning for pollinators, our food supply, and our health.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer Sass
Senior Scientist, NRDC