EPA must fix key policies to stem imminent threats to aquatic life WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Center for Food Safety (CFS) today filed a formal petition with the U.S. Environmental P
Source: Legal Petition Urges EPA to Protect Waters from Widespread Insecticide Contamination
Neonicotinoid products are applied on more than 150 million acres of crop land annually. The runoff from these products flows, both above and below ground, far beyond the agricultural fields, gardens, trees, lawns, and other areas where they are first applied. This leads to unintended effects on non-target species across a vast array of wetlands and water bodies. They are slow to break down, causing them to build up in the environment, particularly water bodies, and endanger a wide range of beneficial species.
My friends they are bioicides! They kill insect larvae in water too! At the base of all aquatic food chains are small filter feeding animals. In many instances insect larva! If we destroy the base of the food chain in rivers lakes and the oceans ….
Why are we _doing_ this?