Tell Congress: Ban bee-killing pesticides!

This year saw near-record honeybee losses. Wild pollinators like western bumblebees are dying at alarming rates. Toxic pesticides are a leading cause of their decline.

A proposed bill in Congress would ban toxic pesticides and close loopholes that let the EPA approve them in the first place. We need your help to build support for this bill!

Dear Representative,

I urge you to cosponsor The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020, which would ban certain highly toxic pesticides and close loopholes that allow dangerous chemicals on the market without proper review.

Bees and other pollinators are declining at alarming rates. A recent survey shows beekeepers just experienced their highest summer hive-losses on record. Bee-killing neonicotinoids are one of the key causes.

The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 would also ban organophosphates like chlorpyrifos. EPA scientists recommended banning chlorpyrifos in 2015 and 2016, finding that children were exposed to this pesticide linked to autism, attention deficit disorders and other adverse health impacts at 70 to 140 times safe levels through food and drink alone.

In addition to specific bans, The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 would close dangerous loopholes that allow EPA to approve toxic pesticides without adequate data. GAO reports from 1981 and 1991 as well as an EPA OIG report from 2018 all point to severe problems in EPA’s issuing of emergency exemptions. The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 would address these concerns as well as end the use of conditional registrations, which pose similar risks.

Finally, cities and towns deserve the right to protect their citizens from toxic pesticides. The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020 would end state-level pesticide preemption, allowing municipalities to regulate dangerous pesticides and protect their own communities.

It’s past time that Congress force EPA to do its job by banning certain dangerous pesticides and closing the loopholes that allow new dangerous pesticides to be continuously approved.

I urge you to cosponsor The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020.

Sincerely,
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