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Friend -- This past weekend, we told you how the
Trump administration is allowing bee-killing pesticides to destroy our
honeybee population -- and how the administration is covering up the
problem. We need every resource possible to get the word out. Will you
donate to help support our coverage of the massive global bee die-off?
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Dear Friend,
Last year, beekeepers reported a loss of 40% of their honeybee hives, in
part due to bee-killing pesticides that agribusiness is using on the
U.S.'s crops. The Trump administration's response has been to stop
studying honeybee populations altogether, shutting down a key USDA study
on the bee die-off.
The massive global bee die-off is one of the least-reported
environmental catastrophes we've ever faced, and Common Dreams is one of
the only news outlets from which the public and policymakers can get the
facts they need. Will you donate to help support our coverage of the
massive global bee die-off?
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Bees pollinate one in three foods that we eat, and the die-off of
natural pollinators caused by bee-killing pesticides is a serious threat
to the food supply. But instead of taking action to save the bees, the
Trump administration is trying to cover up the problem. Trump's USDA
just announced that it is ending its Honey Bee Colonies report, critical
research for understanding the die-off of the honeybee population. The
Honey BeesColonies report tracks bee populations state by state, which
is crucial for understanding where bees are dying and what factors are
causing colony collapse.
The evidence has been piling up to show that pesticides in widespread
use -- particularly neonicotinoids and sulfoxaflor -- are a primary
factor in colony collapse. Sulfoxaflor has been found to be highly toxic
to bees, even in low doses. Neonicotinoids cause bees to stop breeding
and foraging for food. But the Trump administration is rolling back
restrictions on these bee-killing pesticides. Just this month, the EPA
dropped restrictions on sulfoxaflor, unleashing the harmful substance on
190 million acres of U.S. farmland. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
allows the use of neonicotinoids on millions of acres in wildlife
refuges. No wonder the USDA dropped its bee study. The number of
honeybee hives in the U.S. fell from six million in 1947 to less than
two million today, and as long as the Trump administration allows
widespread use of bee-killing pesticides, bees could die off altogether
-- and the Trump administration doesn't want us to know it's happening.
Now that the USDA is no longer tracking bees, it is more important than
ever that Common Dreams report on the research still being done on the
threats to bees. Common Dreams is working to alert the public: No bees,
no food. Will you donate to help support our reporting on bee-killing
pesticides and help save the bees?
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Thank you for all you do,
Kimberly Monaghan
Board Chair
for the whole Common Dreams news team
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