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A beekeeper checks on hives pollinating an orchard in California. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating many of our super-foods, including berries, nuts, and avocados. Earthjustice is working on many pesticide-related cases to protect bees, the environment, and people who may be exposed to toxic chemicals. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 12, 2024

Bee-Killing Insecticide Sulfoxaflor To Remain Off Shelves in California

Court of Appeal lets stand lower court’s decision invalidating California’s approval of insecticide that causes colony collapse

Alyssa Anderson, a second-generation beekeeper, works with bee hives in a California orchard. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Update: Victory March 12, 2024

Beekeepers Triumph Against Deadly Insecticide

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

Press Release December 21, 2022

EPA to reconsider the use of bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor

Court allows the use of the pesticide while review proceeds

Press Release: Victory December 9, 2021

Victoria: Corte Rechaza Aprobación de Pesticida Que Mata Abejas en California

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

Document December 6, 2021

California Superior Court Rejects Approval of Bee-killing Pesticide Sulfoxaflor

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

Alyssa Anderson, a second-generation beekeeper, holds a baby bee in a California orchard.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory December 6, 2021

Court Rejects California’s Approval of Bee-killing Pesticide Sulfoxaflor

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

In the News: Adirondack Daily Enterprise May 24, 2021

NY debates pesticide ban to protect bees

In the News: San Francisco Chronicle April 19, 2021

EPA wants to leave Trump rules on insecticide in place while studying impact on bees

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

Organophosphates are highly toxic to children.
(Austin Valley / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release August 4, 2020

Lawmakers Aim To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticides With New Bill

Bill would ban organophosphates and bee-killing neonicotinoids

Alyssa Anderson, a second-generation beekeeper, holds a baby bee in a California orchard.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
feature June 30, 2020

The Perfect Crime: What’s Killing All the Bees?

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?

A juvenile grizzly stands in a summer wildflower field in Yellowstone National Park. The Trump administration's Endangered Species Act rollbacks imperil grizzlies and many other species.
(Photo Courtesy of Tom Murphy)
Press Release January 15, 2020

Western Caucus Proposes to Further Gut the Endangered Species Act

Nearly 20 new bills would continue to undermine the vital conservation law already under attack by the Trump administration

Document September 6, 2019

Sulfoxaflor: Petition for Review

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.

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 September 6, 2019

Trump’s EPA Said This Bee-Killing Insecticide Is Safe, Now Beekeepers Are Suing

Sulfoxaflor is toxic for insects already dealing with global pollinator collapse

Una abeja se posa sobre una flor de cerezo en Stockton, California. Las abejas y otros insectos enfrentan el peligro de la extinción global. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release September 6, 2019

La EPA de Trump Dice que Un Insecticida que Mata Abejas Es Seguro. Ahora Los Apicultores Entablan Demanda

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

Beekeeper Jeff Anderson says the Trump administration’s anti-bee and anti-science efforts are hurting his business.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Article September 6, 2019

Beekeepers Fight the Sting of EPA’s Anti-Bee Actions

The Trump EPA approved the bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor. On behalf of beekeepers, Earthjustice is fighting back.

Alyssa Anderson, a second-generation beekeeper, holds a baby bee in a California orchard.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release July 12, 2019

Trump’s EPA Puts Bee-killing Pesticide Back On The Market

Sulfoxaflor is linked with colony collapse

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