pesticides

5-31-23 Voices for the West — Say It, Don’t Spray It: Bringing APHIS’s Pesticides Program into the Light
May 31, 2023

5-31-23 Voices for the West — Say It, Don’t Spray It: Bringing APHIS’s Pesticides Program into the Light

The federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) program allowing pesticide spraying on millions of acres in 17 western states threatens pollinators and other insects, which contribute services valued at more than $70 billion per year to the U.S. economy, according to a recent study. Greater sage-grouse, monarch butterflies, western bumblebees, and other species […]

Protecting Native Pollinators, Sage-grouse from Pesticide Spraying
May 31, 2022

Protecting Native Pollinators, Sage-grouse from Pesticide Spraying

Advocates for the West filed a lawsuit challenging the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) over its program allowing pesticide spraying on millions of acres in 17 western states. APHIS, a highly secretive agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, oversees and funds the application of multiple pesticides on rangelands to prevent native […]