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Dear NRDC Activist,

As a staff attorney for NRDC's Pollinator Initiative, I've spent years
fighting to end harmful uses of neonics. These deadly pesticides are
causing pollinator populations to collapse — and when bees and butterflies
die, our health and the future of our food supply suffer too. It's
essential that we use every legal tool available to end their bee-killing
uses ... before it's too late.

[ [link removed] ]CLAIM YOUR 5x MATCH: Make your first
donation to power our work to end the use of
deadly neonics and fight for our natural environment on every front before
midnight tomorrow night — and your gift will be quintupled, up to
$100,000. Even $5 will go a long way to help save our
pollinators!

The skyrocketing use of neonics is devastating to vital pollinators, but
the dire consequences don't end with them:

* Simply put, fewer bees = less food. If pollinator populations continue
to decline, so will crop yields. This could turn staple foods like
fruits and veggies into luxury items that families can't afford and
deepen food insecurity that would hit low-income communities and
communities of color the hardest.
* They're hazardous to human health. Because the EPA has allowed the
widespread use of neonics for so long, they are everywhere — in
playgrounds, lawns and gardens, drinking water, and the food we eat,
including kids' favorites like apples, grapes, and even baby food. As
a result, the CDC found that around HALF of us in the United States
are exposed to a neonic on any given day.
* Neonics spread everywhere. After being used to treat crop seeds, 95%
of the neonic product is left to contaminate the soil, poison nearby
wildlife, and leach into our waterways. The footprint of these
pesticides even reaches the ecosystems of our rivers and lakes, where
fish and other wildlife starve after neonics kill the insects they eat
to survive.

Our Pollinator Initiative has been pressuring federal agencies to rein in
harmful uses of neonics and we've been making important progress. [ [link removed] ]But
we need your support to finally end harmful uses of these pesticides once
and for all. Remember, all gifts matched 5X up to $100,000 but ONLY until
the clock strikes midnight tomorrow.

We sued the EPA in 2017 after they approved dozens of neonic pesticides
without complying with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ESA requires
them to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if a pesticide may
affect endangered species before they approve it... which they repeatedly
didn't bother doing. So, we took them to court.

After four long years of litigation, the EPA has agreed to evaluate the
effects of multiple deadly pesticides on endangered bees, birds, and other
wildlife, thanks to pressure from supporters like you. But we can't let up
now!

[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in with a gift today so that NRDC can keep holding
federal agencies — in and out of court — accountable for their failure to
protect our environment from these toxic pesticides? Make your
first gift before midnight
tomorrow night. It'll be MATCHED 5x, up to $100,000, and go even further
to put an end to harmful uses of neonics, defend our environment on every
front, and invest in a healthier, greener future.

We're so close to getting harmful uses of these chemicals banned for good.
[ [link removed] ]Are you in?

Sincerely,

Lucas Rhoads
Staff Attorney, Pollinator Initiative, Nature Program, NRDC

Donations will be used to power our efforts to end destructive pesticide
use, protect our pollinators, and for other campaigns that allow NRDC to
protect the environment in the most effective way possible.

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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