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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, May 11, 2017) On Monday, a federal judge in California ruled<\/a> that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Endangered Species Act<\/em> (ESA) when it issued 59 neonicotinoid insecticide registrations between 2007 and 2012 for pesticide products containing clothianidin<\/a> and thiamethoxam<\/a>. The original lawsuit against EPA, Ellis v. Housenger<\/em>, was filed in March 2013, by beekeeper Steve Ellis and a coalition of other beekeepers and environmental groups, including Beyond Pesticides. The 2013 lawsuit focused on the EPA\u2019s failure to protect pollinators from dangerous pesticides and challenged EPA\u2019s oversight of the bee-killing pesticides, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, as well as the agency\u2019s practice of \u201cconditional registration\u201d and labeling deficiencies.<\/p>\n

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According to George Kimbrell<\/a>, Center for Food Safety\u2019s legal director and the lead plaintiffs\u2019 counsel, \u201cThis is a vital victory. Science shows these toxic pesticides harm bees, endangered species and the broader environment. More than fifty years ago, Rachel Carson warned us to avoid such toxic chemicals, and the court\u2019s ruling may bring us one step closer to preventing another Silent Spring.\u201d<\/p>\n

The judge presiding over the case rejected claims by pesticide producers and their supporters that the plaintiffs failed to establish a causal link between the pesticides and the plaintiffs\u2019 injury. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney did not order EPA to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which is required when registering a pesticide in order to mitigate risks to endangered species. Instead, she directed the parties, including the plaintiffs, defendant EPA, and intervenor Bayer CropScience, to move forward with a settlement conference to resolve the disputes. Thus, additional proceedings will follow the decision to assess the proper solution for EPA\u2019s violations, which may lead to cancellations of the 59 pesticide registrations, including agricultural products such as seed-coating insecticides.<\/p>\n

\u201cVast amounts of scientific literature show the hazards these chemicals pose are far worse than we knew five years ago \u2013 and it was bad even then,\u201d said Center for Food Safety attorney Peter Jenkins, who was involved in the proceedings. \u201cThe nation\u2019s beekeepers continue to suffer unacceptable mortality of 40 percent annually and higher. EPA must act to protect bees and the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recent ruling denied other claims in the lawsuit that were based on the plaintiffs\u2019 emergency legal petition<\/a> made in March 2012, because the court lacked jurisdiction due to conflicting laws or EPA\u2019s actions were not \u201capprovals\u201d subject to court challenge. Beyond Pesticides, along with numerous commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations filed this petition\u00a0with EPA to suspend use of a pesticide that is linked to honey bee deaths, urging the agency to adopt safeguards. The legal petition, which specified the pesticide\u00a0clothianidin, was supported by over one million citizen petition signatures and targeted the pesticide for its harmful impacts on honey bees.<\/p>\n

This ruling comes at a time when neonicotinoid-treated seeds are pervasive and widely used across the agricultural landscape, home gardens, and public spaces. Of the two most widely planted crops in the United States, between 79 to 100 percent of corn seed and 34 to 44 percent of soybean seed were treated with neonics in 2011. A conservative estimate<\/a> of the area planted with neonic-treated corn, soybean, and cotton seed totals just over 100 million acres, or 57 percent of the entire area for these crops.<\/p>\n

Systemic neonicotinoid pesticides, which include clothianidin and thiamethoxam, move through the plant\u2019s vascular system and are expressed through pollen, nectar, and guttation droplets. These pesticides have been found by\u00a0a growing body of scientific literature<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0to be linked to\u00a0pollinator decline in general<\/a>. Neonics are associated with decreased\u00a0foraging<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and navigational ability, as well as increased vulnerability to pathogens and parasites as a result of suppressed bee immune systems. While the benefits to farmers are insignificant<\/a>, the harm neonicotinoids cause to the wider environment is\u00a0of serious concern<\/a>. The dust released from planting coated seeds can drift off-field and contaminate field margins with high levels of these toxic pesticides. The Center for Food Safety\u2019s report, Net Loss<\/a>, cites findings that, depending on the crop, only five percent of the active chemical in a seed coating actually enters a crop. The other 95% of the chemical makes its way into the environment, either through seed dust, soil contamination, or water runoff.<\/p>\n

In light of the\u00a0shortcomings of federal action\u00a0to protect pollinators, it is left up to us to ensure that we provide safe havens by creating pesticide-free habitat and educating others to do the same. You can pledge your green space as pesticide-free and pollinator-friendly. It does not matter how large or small your pledge is, as long as you contribute to the creation of safe pollinator habitat.\u00a0Sign the pledge today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Show appreciation for both wild and managed pollinators by taking local action.\u00a0Get involved at the community level<\/a>\u00a0to pass policies that protect imperiled pollinators. Right now, without federal protection, the rusty patched bumblebee needs concerned communities throughout the country to step in and makes changes that give it a fighting chance. Use Beyond Pesticides\u2019\u00a0resources and educational materials<\/a>, including our\u00a0BEE Protective doorknob hangers<\/a>\u00a0to get the word out. And be sure follow Beyond Pesticides\u2019 ongoing series celebrating unsung wild pollinator heroes through the\u00a0Polli-NATION campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sources: Center for Food Safety<\/a>, Courthouse News Service<\/a><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides. <\/em><\/p>\n

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