Dear Anonymous,

The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering reauthorizing the use of bee-killing pesticides.1

The pesticides in question, called neonicotinoids, or neonics, are highly toxic to bees. The latest research finds that baby bumblebees' exposure to neonics causes lasting brain damage, impairing their future ability to navigate and forage.2

Given the dire consequences for our environment, we should be doing all we can to protect bees and other pollinators from neonics. That's why Environment Colorado and our national network are petitioning the EPA to ban the worst uses of neonics.

Add your name: Tell the EPA to ban the most dangerous uses of neonicotinoids.

Bees are nature's best pollinators.3 Nearly 90 percent of all wild flowering plants depend on bees, butterflies and other animals for pollination.4 Without bees, the number and diversity of flowering plants will sharply decline, with dangerous consequences for all ecosystems.

Fortunately, we currently have the opportunity to ensure our most important pollinators are protected from -- not poisoned by -- neonics.

The EPA is currently accepting public input on the decision to reapprove neonics, and it's obligated to review and consider comments. By adding your name, you'll help build the necessary support to convince the EPA to protect pollinators from toxic pesticides.

The EPA is only accepting public comments until May 4. Take action today.

Thank you for all you do,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

P.S. Our work to defend the environment can't stop and won't stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We'll keep advocating on your behalf -- at a safe social distance -- for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.

1. "Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for Neonicotinoids," United States Environmental Protection Agency, Last accessed April 23, 2020.
2. Katie Hunt, "Pesticides damage the brains of baby bees, new research finds," CNN, March 3, 2020.
3. "Pollination," Michigan State University Department of Entomology, Last accessed April 29, 2020.
4. "Pollinators vital to our food supply under threat," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, Last accessed April 29, 2020.