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Dave Underwood<p>Some good news for bees in the UK! I love it when shitty Tory policy is overturned.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/23/government-decision-not-to-authorise-pesticide-is-sweet-as-honey-for-pollinators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jan/23/government-decision-not-to-authorise-pesticide-is-sweet-as-honey-for-pollinators</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>In good news, bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end in the UK<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyp5p4dqj3o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cwyp5p4d</span><span class="invisible">qj3o</span></a><br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bayer</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> are harming <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a></p><p>The use of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> pesticides, like those produced by Bayer, has helped make much of America’s landscape toxic to bees.</p><p>By Steve Blackledge<br>December 9, 2022</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinators</span></a> are struggling — in large part because pesticides have made much of their environment toxic.</p><p>"Over the past quarter century, the increased use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, or neonics for short, has made America’s agricultural landscape roughly 48 times more toxic for bees.</p><p>Bees and other pollinators are dying from exposure to these toxic pesticides — and we need to protect them. That’s why we’re calling on one of the country’s largest pesticide manufacturers, Bayer, to do right by our bees and stop making and selling neonics."</p><p>Read more / take action:<br><a href="https://environmentamerica.org/articles/bayers-pesticides-are-harming-bees/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">environmentamerica.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/bayers-pesticides-are-harming-bees/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Neonics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neonics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheBees</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bee</span></a>-harming <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> found in majority of English waterways</p><p>by Anna Lamche, 2 Dec 2024</p><p>"Pesticides that harm bees were found in the 'majority' of English waterways tested in the last year, according to data analysis by two environmental charities.</p><p>"The Rivers Trust and Wildlife and Countryside Link found neonicotinoid pesticides were present in 85% of English rivers tested by the Environment Agency between 2023 and 2024.</p><p>"The banned pesticide was signed off for emergency use by the previous government to combat a disease impacting sugar beet crops – a decision for which the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (Defra) is now being investigated.</p><p>"On Monday, the government promised 'to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten bees and other vital pollinators.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ew8dpw58qo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c0ew8dpw</span><span class="invisible">58qo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neonicotinoid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extinction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bayer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheBees</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - Bee-harming pesticides found in majority of English waterways - BBC News<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ew8dpw58qo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ew8d</span><span class="invisible">pw58qo</span></a><br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a></p>
Victor<p>New research shows a widely used insecticide is common in shallow groundwater across Minnesota. <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neonicotinoid</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/insecticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insecticides</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/11/23/research-finds-insecticide-common-in-shallow-ground-water-across-minnesota" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mprnews.org/story/2024/11/23/r</span><span class="invisible">esearch-finds-insecticide-common-in-shallow-ground-water-across-minnesota</span></a></p>
Victor<p>New research shows a widely used insecticide is common in shallow groundwater across Minnesota. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neonicotinoid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/insecticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insecticides</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/11/23/research-finds-insecticide-common-in-shallow-ground-water-across-minnesota" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mprnews.org/story/2024/11/23/r</span><span class="invisible">esearch-finds-insecticide-common-in-shallow-ground-water-across-minnesota</span></a></p>
Jules<p>Bees can be protected from <a href="https://social.coop/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> poisoning by feeding them hydrogel nanobeads, which absorb the pesticide and then pass through their guts.</p><p>This is cool, but a) it would be more sensible to stop using neonics in the for place, and b) how long till some crank starts trying to feed hydrogel to humans to reverse non-existent pesticide toxin damage.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/12/scientists-hopeful-antidote-can-help-protect-bumblebees-from-pesticides" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/sep/12/scientists-hopeful-antidote-can-help-protect-bumblebees-from-pesticides</span></a>?</p>
michael<p>20-JUN-2024<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Insecticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insecticides</span></a> contributed to loss of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> across American MidWest<br>The shift to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a>-treated seeds was linked to 8 percent drop in butterfly species diversity</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1048257" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">048257</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bee</span></a>-harming <a href="https://journa.host/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> use "makes a mockery" of ban<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68471101" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/science-environ</span><span class="invisible">ment-68471101</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>This isn't some theoretical danger. In fact, seed coatings represent the most common use of bee-killing <a href="https://mas.to/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> pesticides in the U.S. As a result, 150 million acres -- an area nearly the size of the state of Texas -- are planted with seeds coated in bee-killing pesticides every year without <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> oversight.</p><p>3/5</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/farmers-are-overusing-insecticide-coated-seeds-with-mounting-harmful-effects-on-nature-176109" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/farmers-ar</span><span class="invisible">e-overusing-insecticide-coated-seeds-with-mounting-harmful-effects-on-nature-176109</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bee</span></a>- [and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AquaticLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AquaticLife</span></a>-]killing <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> banned in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> found at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unsafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsafe</span></a> levels in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a></p><p>Government accused of ‘ignoring science’ as it considers allowing use of a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/22/bee-killing-pesticides-unsafe-levels-english-rivers-neonicotinoids" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/sep/22/bee-killing-pesticides-unsafe-levels-english-rivers-neonicotinoids</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryPoliciesInAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryPoliciesInAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ProfitBeforePlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfitBeforePlanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>
ely<p>How <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Syngenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syngenta</span></a> withheld a study on <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glyphosate</span></a> and brain damage for more than 20 years</p><p>In 2001, a researcher at pesticide manufacturer Syngenta noticed that newborn rats moved less after their mothers were given glyphosate, which is widely used in agriculture. European authorities were not shown the study until last year.</p><p>By <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stevenfrolke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevenfrolke</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@lucasbrouwers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lucasbrouwers</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/18/hoe-syngenta-een-studie-naar-glyfosaat-en-hersenschade-meer-dan-twintig-jaar-achterhield-a4172264" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/18/hoe-s</span><span class="invisible">yngenta-een-studie-naar-glyfosaat-en-hersenschade-meer-dan-twintig-jaar-achterhield-a4172264</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/braindamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>braindamage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/EFSA_EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFSA_EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/EFSA_EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFSA_EU</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/neurotoxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurotoxic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roundup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nrc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nrc</span></a></p>
Karen E. Lund 💙💛<p>In honor of bees and other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a>, support Center for Food Safety TrueFood's lawsuit and demand EPA regulate deadly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticide</span></a> coated seeds. Just one GMO corn seed coated with neonicotinoid pesticides contains enough pesticide to kill over 80,000 bees! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petition</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://cfs.center/coatedseeds23" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cfs.center/coatedseeds23</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Todd Bohannon<p>“They are highly toxic to pollinators, insects, birds, aquatic organisms that build the base of our food chain,” said Amy von Saun, an attorney with the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit. “Because the seeds represent so much <a href="https://spore.social/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> use, this is where all the devastation is coming from.” <a href="https://spore.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/10/epa-pesticide-toxic-seeds-lawsuit-environment-pollution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/jun/10/epa-pesticide-toxic-seeds-lawsuit-environment-pollution</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p>(3/n)</p><p>"...the two <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>] <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bifenthrin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bifenthrin</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epoxiconazole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epoxiconazole</span></a>, and [the for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> highly toxic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> (1)] <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thiametoxam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thiametoxam</span></a>."</p><p>On a more positive note, however, there was some good news in March 2023: diamonds are forever, but the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> may yet be broken up by human ingenuity:</p><p>"...University of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/researchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>researchers</span></a> develop <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/silica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silica</span></a>-based material with ability to absorb wider range of harmful <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a>..."</p><p>(1) <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamethoxam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiame</span><span class="invisible">thoxam</span></a></p>
Andrew Thompson<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> Government uses <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> freedoms to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TakeBackControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeBackControl</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poisoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poisoning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westminster</span></a> uses Brexit freedoms to continue use of bee-killing <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticide</span></a> banned in the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p><p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/britain-brexit-freedoms-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-2104102" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inews.co.uk/news/environment/b</span><span class="invisible">ritain-brexit-freedoms-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-2104102</span></a></p>
Steve :verified:<p>Britain uses <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> freedoms to continue use of bee-killing <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neonicotinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonicotinoid</span></a> pesticide banned in the EU</p><p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/britain-brexit-freedoms-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-2104102" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inews.co.uk/news/environment/b</span><span class="invisible">ritain-brexit-freedoms-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-2104102</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BannedPesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedPesticides</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EnvironmentalResponsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalResponsibility</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ToriesOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToriesOut</span></a></p>