LWVNY-SUPPORTED "BIRDS AND BEES PROTECTION ACT" PASSED!

SUCCESSFUL LOBBYING BY THE LWVNY AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY GROUPS!

Pollinators are vital members of healthy ecosystems and our food supply chain. Protecting them by limiting toxins that pose adverse effects and health risks is an important step forward in our work to stop poisoning the environment and create a healthier New York.
This Act bans the neonic coatings on corn, soybean, and wheat seeds, and lawn and garden uses (with an exception for invasive species treatments). Neonics are linked to massive bee and bird losses that impact food production, contaminate New York water and soil, and create human health concerns, especially with recent testing showing rising levels of neonics in 95+% of pregnant women from New York and four other states.  We thank all who lobbied for passage of this bill, and thank our NYS bi-partisan legislators who voted for its passage!