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A honey bee alights on a cherry blossom in Stockton, California. Bees and other insects face a global extinction crisis.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)

Press Release: Victory June 11, 2024

1.1 Million Acres in California Protected from Dangerous ‘Neonic’ Insecticides

Regulations prohibiting the use of neonicotinoid insecticides on state lands managed by the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife will protect birds, bees, and other pollinators

Article February 13, 2019

Insects Are Disappearing at an Alarming Rate. Here’s What We’re Doing.

Earthjustice is fighting to stop the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which are wiping out beneficial insects and threatening the health of our planet.

document September 20, 2017

California Neonicotinoids Reevaluation Opinion

Defendant California Department of Pesticide Regulation (the Department), approved amended labels for two previously registered pesticides: Dinotefuran 20SG, manufactured by real party in interest Mistui Chemicals Agro, Inc. (Mitsui), and…

Alyssa Anderson, a second-generation beekeeper, holds a baby bee in a California orchard.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)

Press Release: Victory September 20, 2017

Court of Appeal Rejects California’s Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides

Decision ends state’s practice of rubber-stamping new uses for neonicotinoids

document September 19, 2017

California Court of Appeal Ruling on Neonicotinoids

The judgment denying PANNA’s writ of mandate is reversed. The judgment is remanded to the superior court with instructions to issue a writ of mandate directing the Department to rescind…

Article April 15, 2015

11 Bee Facts That Will Have You Buzzing

Bees do more than just produce honey, which is why Earthjustice is in court fighting for the survival of the bees, the beekeeping industry—and our nation’s food supply.

A honey bee alights on a cherry blossom in Stockton, California.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)

Press Release August 21, 2014

California Lawmakers Considering Bill to Delay Needed Honeybee Protections

AB 1789 would postpone action on bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides to 2020

Article August 21, 2014

Bees Need Help in California — Today

The state of our honey bees is in danger. There’s a ghastly bill up for vote before the California Legislature – a bill that would postpone any action by the…

Bees working in Portland, Maine.
(Jason P. Smith / Earthjustice)

Article July 24, 2014

Protect Honeybees, Nature's Migrant Workers

Why we are working to get bee-killing pesticides out of California fields.

case July 8, 2014

Challenging California’s Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides

document July 8, 2014

Court Filing: Groups Challenge California’s Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides

Today, environmental and food safety groups challenged California’s illegal practice of approving new agricultural uses for neonicotinoid pesticides despite mounting evidence that the pesticides are devastating honeybees. Pesticide Action Network,…

A growing body of independent science links a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids (neonics) to bee declines, both alone and in combination with other factors like disease and malnutrition.
(Jason P. Smith / Earthjustice)

Press Release July 8, 2014

Groups Challenge California’s Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides

State rubberstamps expanded usage before determining effects on crop pollinators

feature May 2, 2014

Infographic: Bees’ Toxic Problem

Honeybees pollinate one-third of all the food we eat. Take a closer look at a major cause of widespread bee die-offs, what it means to us, and how we can…

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