The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it's reauthorizing the use of dangerous bee-killing pesticides.

This decision comes on the heels of the worst bee die-off in more than a decade. Last winter, U.S. beekeepers lost nearly 40 percent of their honeybee hives.

While there are a variety of factors contributing to colony collapse, one of the leading causes is a highly-toxic class of pesticides called neonicotinoids (or neonics).

The EPA's decision is not yet final, so we're calling on it to reverse course. Join our movement to ban the most problematic and common uses of neonics. 

Neonics are between 5,000 and 10,000 times more toxic to bees than DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane). The pesticides poison bees' central nervous system, impairing the sense of smell and memory, altering behavior, and increasing susceptibility to disease.

Still worse, neonics can leach into soil and persist in our environment for years. This creates an enduring threat to nesting and foraging bees.

Tell the EPA: Our most important pollinators should be protected from -- not poisoned by -- toxic pesticides.

Under federal law, the EPA is required to review all registered pesticides every 15 years to make sure they don't cause unreasonable harm. This gives us the opportunity to show the EPA the science and urge it to respond with real protections for pollinators.

The EPA is currently accepting public input on the decision to reapprove neonics, and it's obligated to review and consider comments. By adding your name, you'll help build the necessary support to convince the EPA to protect pollinators from toxic pesticides.

Friend, it's not too late for bees. Tell the EPA: Ban the most dangerous uses of bee-killing neonicotinoids.

Thank you for taking action,

The Environmental Action team

P.S. We recently released our Beeport Card, which grades each state on its efforts to save bees from toxic neonicotinoids and habitat loss. Find out how your state grades and take action.