Why Is the USDA Silencing Its Own Scientists' Warnings About the Dangerous Effects of Pesticides?

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<p>‘I am gratef l to Steve Volk for i vestigati g the role of the U.S. Departme t of Agric lt re i the ramatic ecli e of ho eybees. He is right that the USDA “m zzle ” Jo atha L gre for she i g light o the ea ly effects of pestici es o ho eybees. I am also ot s rprise that the USDA emote a other bee scie tist, Jeffery Pettis, for telli g Co gress that pestici es are more hazar o s to ho eybees tha Varroa mites.</p>
<p>My co fi e ce that Volk is right comes from experie ce. I worke at the U.S. E viro me tal Protectio Age cy for 25 years. I spe t most of that time at the Office of Pestici e Programs. I was asto ishe by EPA’s asty habit of coveri g p for the i stry a its frie s i Co gress a the White Ho se. My memos remi e se ior ma agers that the EPA was fighti g the wro g battles. I objecte most stre o sly to the EPA approval of e rotoxi s i ylo microcaps les that ecimate ho eybees. EPA officials bra e me “ ot a team player.”’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/e viro me t/why- s a-sile ci g-its-ow -scie tists-war i gs-abo t- a gero s-effects-pestici es" target="_bla k">Rea more: Why Is the USDA Sile ci g Its Ow Scie tists’ War i gs Abo t the Da gero s Effects of Pestici es?</a></p>