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Isocycloseram, a “forever chemical” insecticide that falls into the class of highly persistent PFAS, was approved for use on a host of food crops, including tomatoes, oranges, and more. (Colby Winfield / Unsplash)
Press Release January 15, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Latest Approval of ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide

Isocycloseram was approved for use on golf courses, lawns, and a host of food crops
In a migration that takes at least four generations to complete, monarch butterflies make their way 2,500 miles across North America from Mexico to Canada. (Lisa Brown / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release December 17, 2024

Pollinators Increasingly Disappearing from Pesticide Overuse and Lax Oversight

Following proposed monarch listing, Earthjustice and Xerces petition EPA to upgrade risk assessment data for pesticides
document December 17, 2024

EPA Pollinator Petition

Earthjustice, on behalf of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to swiftly correct flaws in its framework for assessing pesticide risks to pollinators. Currently,…
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
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: Law Street June 7, 2021

Environmental Groups Ask Again for Allegedly Bee-Harming Pesticide to be Vacated

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

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…
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