Bees

September 10, 2015 | Feature

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? View the photo essay.

August 4, 2020 | Press Release

Lawmakers Aim To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticides With New Bill

Bill would ban organophosphates and bee-killing neonicotinoids

January 15, 2020 | Press Release

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

September 6, 2019 | Press Release

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

September 6, 2019 | Article

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.

September 6, 2019 | Press Release

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

September 6, 2019 | Legal Document

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.

July 12, 2019 | Press Release

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

Sulfoxaflor is linked with colony collapse

February 13, 2019 | Article

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.

May 18, 2018 | Press Release: Victory

Earthjustice Statement on the Farm “Harm” Bill

Farm bill dies in U.S. House of Representatives

We can't buy a new planet.