Dear John,

Germany just announced that it’s banning glyphosate -- a.k.a. Monsanto’s
Roundup®. This is an important step for saving pollinators like bees and monarch
butterflies, whose decline is linked to pesticide use.

But here in the U.S., Trump’s EPA is still allowing the massive overuse of this
toxic pesticide. And the impacts are devastating -- monarch butterflies have
declined by over 90% in the last 20 years. They could vanish within our
lifetimes.

Monsanto is working round-the-clock to prevent our leaders from banning
Roundup®. But Germany’s recent action shows that we can overcome pesticide
industry spin and get this toxic pesticide out of our food system. We’re not
going to let monarchs disappear on our watch -- but we need your help to save
these iconic butterflies before it’s too late!

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Over the past 20 years, what used to be a roaring river of monarchs migrating to
Mexico each year has become a trickle. These iconic pollinators are now at risk
of extinction. And a key culprit is the massive increase in the use of
Monsanto’s Roundup®.

The use of Roundup® has increased exponentially -- wiping out milkweed, the only
food source for monarch caterpillars. It’s a simple formula: More Roundup® =
less milkweed = fewer monarchs.

But it’s not just Roundup® -- and it’s not just monarchs. The use of bee-killing
neonicotinoid pesticides, which also harm butterflies, has also increased over
the past 25 years. America’s agricultural land is now 48 times more toxic to
honeybees, and likely other insects, than it was a quarter-century ago.

Monarchs are the canaries in the coal mine, showing us that the toxic way we
grow our food isn’t working anymore. Scientists are increasingly sounding the
alarm -- if we don’t stem insect decline fast, we could be on the brink of a
“catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems.”

The EPA could ban the use of pesticides like Roundup® that imperil monarchs. The
problem is, it’s facing pressure from Donald Trump and his cronies in the
pesticide industry to do nothing. That’s why it’s so important that you join us
in fighting back. It’s going to take every one of us acting NOW if we want to
save the monarchs.

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We’re going up against huge corporations and their powerful cronies in the Trump
administration -- a daunting task. But with Friends of the Earth members like
you at our side, I know we can win this fight and save the monarchs from
extinction.

We have a comprehensive plan to get toxic pesticides out of our food system and
stem insect declines:

* We co-authored the first study to quantify how hazardous our agricultural
lands have become for insect life by providing a way to compare changes in
the toxicity of U.S. agriculture year-to-year. The study shows that pesticide
use has increased massively since the mid-2000’s. Bee-killing neonics are the
main driver of the toxicity increase. The study will help push the EPA to
take action by proposing a new way for the EPA to assess future potential
risks to biodiversity before introducing new pesticides into the environment.
* We recently held a petition delivery with allies outside EPA and delivered
nearly 150,000 comments demanding that the agency revoke Monsanto’s license
to pollute. The pressure is working -- the EPA extended the comment period to
seek even more public input.
* Our campaigners are going to Capitol Hill to urge Members of Congress to
restrict toxic pesticides. We’re building support for bills like the Saving
America’s Pollinators Act and a bill to ban Dow’s nerve gas pesticide
chlorpyrifos.
* We’re working at the state and local levels to protect pollinators from
pesticides. In the last few months alone, New York and Vermont passed bills
to ban pollinator-toxic pesticides like neonics and chlorpyrifos, and
California announced a new plan to ban chlorpyrifos. We’re continuing work in
five other states to pass bills this legislative session to ban toxic
pesticides, including glyphosate. Plus, we’re working with cities to pass
policies to ban this and other toxic pesticides.
* We’re pushing food retailers to eliminate pesticides, including glyphosate,
from their supply chains. In response to pressure from Friends of the Earth
members like you, Kroger updated its pollinator policy to help reduce the use
of bee-killing pesticides in the food it sells and increase its organic
offerings. But the commitment doesn’t go far enough. So we’ll keep pushing
Kroger to do better -- while demanding other supermarket giants follow suit.

These actions won’t only help monarchs. Bees, butterflies and other insects are
dying at alarming rates. We must greatly reduce our use of pesticides if we are
to save these crucial species and prevent a “Second Silent Spring.”

You know that when we work together, we can move mountains. You and I have
already transformed the garden industry, including convincing Home Depot,
Lowe’s, Costco, True Value, Ace Hardware and Walmart to eliminate bee-killing
pesticides in garden plants.

Imagine what we can do for the monarchs! But we’ve got to act fast, before these
beautiful and iconic pollinators disappear forever.

Make a generous contribution today and help Friends of the Earth save the
monarchs and our food system!

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Standing with you,
Lisa Archer,
Food and agriculture program director,
Friends of the Earth

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