California AG Filed Comments Opposing EPA’s Flawed Pesticide Reregistration Decision for Flonicamid

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra submitted comments criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed interim reregistration decision for the pesticide flonicamid, which has been shown to cause serious harm to bees and other pollinators. The comments urged the EPA to review follow-up studies of flonicamid’s impacts on pollinators, revise its ecological risk assessment, propose any necessary mitigation, and circulate its findings for public comment before issuing a registration decision.