https://pirg.org/oregon/articles/are-pesticides-as-dangerous-to-your-health-as-smoking/

https://pirg.org/oregon/take-action/tell-the-epa-ban-the-use-of-neonic-coated-seeds-at-ethanol-plants

Tell #EPA: Ban the use of #neonic-coated seeds at #ethanol plants

Mead, Nebraska, is a tragic case study in why…

"…planted on approximately 150M acres of cropland each year…the problem with #neoniccoatedseeds is that the pesticides don't stay on the seed…#pesticides are blown into the air, fall on the soil, and leach into groundwater. They've even been found on neighboring fields where pesticide-coated seeds were never planted…"

#oregon #pdx

Kudos to Christy Morrisey of the University of Saskatchewan for her work on #neonic pesticide levels in #wetlands.
As I've seen in my own work on wetland hydroperiod , the majority of wetlands on the Canadian prairies are small and seasonal and may be only visible on spring satellite imagery. Amphibians, insects, and other lifeforms depend on them for part of their life cycle. Bear that in mind as you read the following. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/17/news/federal-agency-colluded-bayer-pesticide-canadian-researcher
Exclusive: How a federal agency colluded with a pesticide maker to silence a Canadian researcher

The federal pesticide regulator collaborated with an agrochemical giant to undermine research by a prominent Canadian scientist to stave off an impending ban of a class of pesticides harmful to human brains and sperm and deadly to bees, insects and birds, Canada's National Observer has found.

Canada's National Observer

@kawoua Bien sûr. Le 13 sept 2019, j’ai posté ce tweet. Alors ce n’est pas moi qui te dirai le contraire.

« Et le monde devint silencieux », Comment l'agrochimie a détruit les insectes, par Stéphane Foucart @sfoucart. https://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/et-le-monde-devint-silencieux-stephane-foucart/9782021427424 Belle intro. Notre tristesse à tous. Insondable tristesse.

#NéoNic #Néonicotinoïdes #SDHI #insectes #entomofaune

@PetitPas @jaztrophysicist

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#EPA Sued Over Failure to Regulate #Neonic-Coated #Seeds Harmful to Bees and Songbirds
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-sued-neonics-regulate
Groups Sue EPA Over Failure to Regulate Neonic-Coated Seeds

"For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country," said one advocate.

Common Dreams