{"id":2898,"date":"2010-01-04T07:35:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T11:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2013-01-29T11:48:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T15:48:50","slug":"judge-pulls-pesticide-after-finding-impacts-on-bees-inadequately-evaluated-by-epa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/01\/judge-pulls-pesticide-after-finding-impacts-on-bees-inadequately-evaluated-by-epa\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Pulls Pesticide After Finding Impacts on Bees Inadequately Evaluated by EPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, January 4, 2010) \u2014 A pesticide that could be dangerously toxic to America\u2019s honey bees must be pulled from store shelves as a result of a suit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Xerces Society. In an order issued in December, a federal court in New York invalidated EPA\u2019s approval of the pesticide spirotetramat (manufactured by Bayer CropScience under the trade names Movento and Ultor) and ordered the agency to reevaluate the chemical in compliance with the law. The court\u2019s order goes into effect on January 15, 2010, and makes future sales of Movento illegal in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sends EPA and Bayer back to the drawing board to reconsider the potential harm to bees caused by this new pesticide,\u201d said NRDC Senior Attorney Aaron Colangelo. \u201cEPA admitted to approving the pesticide illegally, but argued that its violations of the law should have no consequences. The Court disagreed and ordered the pesticide to be taken off the market until it has been properly evaluated. Bayer should not be permitted to run what amounts to an uncontrolled experiment on bees across the country without full consideration of the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June 2008, EPA approved Movento for nationwide use on hundreds of different crops, including apples, pears, peaches, oranges, tomatoes, grapes, strawberries, almonds, and spinach. The approval process went forward without the advance notice and opportunity for public comment that is required by federal law and EPA\u2019s own regulations. In addition, EPA failed to evaluate fully the potential damage to the nation\u2019s already beleaguered bee populations or conduct the required analysis of the pesticide\u2019s economic, environmental, and social costs.<\/p>\n<p>Beekeepers and scientists have expressed concern over Movento\u2019s potential impact on beneficial insects such as honey bees. The pesticide impairs the insect\u2019s ability to reproduce. EPA\u2019s review of Bayer\u2019s scientific studies found that trace residues of Movento brought back to the hive by adult bees could cause \u201csignificant mortality\u201d and \u201cmassive perturbation\u201d to young honeybees (larvae).<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), bees pollinate $15 billion worth of crops grown in America. USDA also claims that one out of every three mouthfuls of food in the typical American diet has a connection to bee pollination. Yet bee colonies in the United States have seen significant declines in recent years due to a combination of stressors, almost certainly including insecticide exposure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case underscores the need for us to re-examine how we evaluate the impact of pesticides and other chemicals in the environment,\u201d said Mr. Colangelo. \u201cIn approving Movento, EPA identified but ignored potentially serious harms to bees and other pollinators. We are in the midst of a pollinator crisis, with more than a third of our colonies disappearing in recent years. Given how important these creatures are to our food supply, we simply cannot look past these sorts of problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>View the court decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/documents\/courtdecision122009.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read Beyond Pesticides&#8217; read factsheet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/infoservices\/pesticidesandyou\/Fall08\/pollinators.pdf\">Pollinators and Pesticides: Escalating crisis demands action <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/infoservices\/pesticidesandyou\/Fall%2009\/backyardbees.pdf\">Backyard Beekeeping: Providing pollinator habitat one yard at a time<\/a>. See more information on threats to honey bees at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BeeSafe.org\">NRDC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, January 4, 2010) \u2014 A pesticide that could be dangerously toxic to America\u2019s honey bees must be pulled from store shelves as a result of a suit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Xerces Society. In an order issued in December, a federal court in New York invalidated EPA\u2019s approval of the pesticide spirotetramat (manufactured by Bayer CropScience under the trade names Movento and Ultor) and ordered the agency to reevaluate the chemical in compliance with the law. The court\u2019s order goes into effect on January 15, 2010, and makes future sales of Movento illegal in the United States. \u201cThis sends EPA and Bayer back to the drawing board to reconsider the potential harm to bees caused by this new pesticide,\u201d said NRDC Senior Attorney Aaron Colangelo. \u201cEPA admitted to approving the pesticide illegally, but argued that its violations of the law should have no consequences. The Court disagreed and ordered the pesticide to be taken off the market until it has been properly evaluated. 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The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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