Springdale resident Cynthia submitted these beautiful photos of her native plant garden. "I love gardening and created this garden especially for pollinators. It's one of my favorites!" she said. Would you like us to feature your home, school or office pollinator garden? Get in touch!

Don’t Allow the Pesticide Lobby to Strip Local and State Authority to Restrict Pesticide Use

National Pollinator Pathway will carry forward our advocacy for important bills in Congress when members return from summer recess in September.

Look for details in next month’s newsletter on how you, too, can lend your voice. 

Why It’s Important

Currently before the House and Senate Agriculture Committees is the 2023 Farm Bill with language that can strengthen organic agriculture. But it also contains language backed by the pesticides lobby that threatens to strip local cities' and states’ authority to restrict pesticide use. Stamford's recently enacted pesticides ordinance would be in jeopardy.

Another urgent piece of legislation in Congress is an environmental statute to the EPA called Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act. This will protect communities and wildlife from bearing the burden of pesticides exposure. One-third of annual U.S. pesticide use — over 300 million pounds from 85 different pesticides — comes from pesticides that are banned in the European Union.