A California court ruled in favor of beekeepers represented by Earthjustice, shielding pollinators from the pesticide sulfoxaflor.

Court allows the use of the pesticide while review proceeds

El fallo sobre Sulfoxaflor llega justo en el momento para proteger a las abejas que polinizan el cultivo de almendras de California

A California Superior Court ruled that the bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor can no longer be used in the state because its approval violated state environmental law

Sulfoxaflor ruling comes just in time to protect bees pollinating California’s almond crop

Greg Loarie, Attorney, California Office, Earthjustice: “There are lots of alternatives out there that are lower risks.”

Honey bee colonies have experienced widespread die-offs. Many beekeepers believe a class of pesticides are weakening their bees. Mega-corporations are making a killing off their pesticides—but are they also getting away with murder?

Beekeepers, represented by Earthjustice, sued Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing sulfoxaflor, a bee-killing pesticide linked to a nation-wide honeybee die-off, back on the market.

Sulfoxaflor is toxic for insects already dealing with global pollinator collapse

El sulfoxaflor es tóxico para los insectos en un mundo que enfrenta el declive de polinizadores

Sulfoxaflor is linked with colony collapse

Attorney Greg Loarie recently discussed Earthjustice’s victory to ban the bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor in reddit’s “Ask Me Anything” forum.

Andrea Delgado, Representante Legislativo de Earthjustice se sentó con Néstor Bravo de Buenos Días D.C. para hablar sobre la reciente victoria en los tribunales de justicia a favor de la protección de las abejas.

Earthjustice’s Andrea Delgado appeared on Buenos Días, D.C., to discuss a major recent victory for honeybees.

From the United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit. The panel vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s unconditional registration of sulfoxaflor, and remanded for the EPA to obtain further studies and data regarding the effects of sulfoxaflor on bees, as required by EPA regulations.

9th Circuit rejects approval of Dow Chemical's sulfoxaflor