[Pollinator] After mass bee die-offs, Oregon Legislature moves to protect pollinator populati

[Ladadams at aol.com]

The Republic 
Columbus, Indiana 
The Associated Press 
SALEM, Oregon — Oregon lawmakers will not restrict pesticides suspected of  
causing bumblebee die-offs in Wilsonville and Hillsboro last summer. 
However, the Senate did pass a bill Monday requiring more education for  
licensed pesticide applicators using the chemicals and creating a task force  
focused on protecting bee health. 
The bill directs Oregon State University and the state Department of  
Agriculture to develop the educational materials pesticides and ways to protect  
bee populations. 
It also establishes a panel to study additional bee-protection measures the 
 Legislature could take up next year. 
An earlier version of the bill would have restricted the use of certain  
pesticides blamed for the bee deaths, but that version failed to clear a House 
 committee earlier this month. 
The measure goes next to the governor.

 
Laurie Davies  Adams
Executive Director
Pollinator Partnership
423 Washington St.  5th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94111
T: 415.362.1137
F: 415.362.0176

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