EPA pulls approvals for pesticides blamed for harms to bees

EPA has withdrawn a dozen registrations for neonicotinoid pesticides and committed to reviewing other chemicals in the class blamed for harms to bees as part of a proposed settlement of a suit brought by environmentalists alleging the agency’s registration of certain neonicotinoids violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a May 20 notice in the Federal Register , EPA withdrew its approvals for a dozen neonicotinoid products containing the pesticide active ingredients clothianidin and thiamethoxam after the pesticide industry, which...