Tell the EPA to END harmful and unnecessary uses of deadly bee-killing
neonic pesticides NOW!

Send a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging him to end harmful
and unnecessary uses of toxic neonic pesticides before it’s too late.

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Dear NRDC Activist,

What have you eaten today? Odds are, you can thank bees for making it
possible, as one out of every three bites of food — including nuts and
many vegetables and fruits — rely on bees and other vital pollinators.

But bee populations are plummeting drastically — and scientists largely
blame the widespread overuse of toxic pesticides called "neonics".

If we lose our bees, we risk the future of our food supply, which could
lead to rising food costs and reduced access to healthy foods that would
hit low-income communities and communities of color hardest.

Soon, the EPA will complete a safety review of neonics that only happens
once every 15 years. We need to raise a groundswell of public support
urging the EPA to clamp down on these noxious chemicals and stop this
existential threat to pollinators before it's too late.
[ [link removed] ]Will
you join us in generating a massive outcry?

[ [link removed] ]ADD YOUR VOICE NOW: Tell EPA Administrator Michael Regan to protect our
pollinators and ban harmful uses of toxic, bee-killing neonic pesticides!

After you've sent your letter, I hope you'll consider making a
tax-deductible gift to help power NRDC's work to protect pollinators and
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We know that these deadly chemicals are causing bee populations to
decline. But even the EPA is aware that one of the most widely-used
neonics — imidacloprid — likely harms more than 1,400 endangered and
threatened species, from Karner blue butterflies to whooping cranes and
even grizzly bears.

Plus, neonic residue ends up in our waterways and in our food, and there's
growing evidence of the harm they cause to human health. Studies report a
link between neonic exposure during pregnancy and an elevated risks for
birth defects affecting the heart and brain, and other neurological
conditions.

But the EPA has allowed Big Ag's skyrocketing use of neonics to go
unchecked for years. We'll need to turn the pressure up on the EPA to keep
them from continuing to drag their feet. [ [link removed] ]Help us marshal a powerful
public outcry that calls on the EPA to impose urgent bee-saving
restrictions on neonic use.

We won't
have this chance again until 2037. By then, our pollinators and the
ecosystems they thrive in may be damaged past the point of no return. To
keep our food system from going under alongside bee populations and to
protect our environment and our health, we need to act NOW.

[ [link removed] ]We can't wait 15 more years to act. Send your letter to the EPA now and
demand an immediate end to deadly uses of neonics.

Thank you for acting on behalf of our pollinators, our communities, and
our planet.

Sincerely,

Dan Raichel
Acting Director, Pollinator Initiative, NRDC

The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.

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