Federal Pollinator Strategy Includes Slew Of EPA Actions To Protect Bees

A federal task force's just-released strategy to protect bees and other pollinators includes a slew of EPA actions including proposing limits on highly toxic pesticides, promoting state efforts to reduce harm to pollinators, and expediting reviews of potentially harmful pesticides -- though advocates say the proposed measures are inadequate. The National Pollinator Health Strategy released May 19 sets goals of restoring honey bee colony health to sustainable levels by 2025; increase Eastern monarch butterfly populations to 225 million butterflies...