Public Hearing on Neonic Scientific Literature Review

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Cliff Youse

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Nov 28, 2020, 7:27:50 AM11/28/20
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Notice of a Public Hearing on the Scientific Literature Review of the Effects of Neonicotinoids on Pollinators.

This virtual public hearing will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Zoom details and other hearing information are available at:
https://www.mass.gov/event/neonics-scientific-literature-review-public-hearing-2020-12-10t100000-0500-2020-12-10t120000

We need all beekeepers and citizens concerned about pollinators to attend the virtual hearing on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M and to submit written testimony by email before 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 17, 2020.

The testimony should state that the scientific literature review of the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinators commissioned by the Pesticide Board Subcommittee, acting through the Department of Agricultural Resources, under its authority pursuant to FY20GAA-2511-0100, M.G.L. c. 132B, Section 3A clearly demonstrates that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that neonicotinoid insecticides pose unreasonable adverse effects to the environment as well as pollinators and that H.763 - An Act to protect Massachusetts pollinators should be passed without delay.

Please copy your state legislators on the email and request that they urge the Speaker of the House to bring H.763 - An Act to protect Massachusetts pollinators to the floor for a vote before the end of the year.

This written testimony must be submitted to the Pesticide Board Subcommittee by email to taryn....@mass.gov or by mail to Taryn LaScola-Miner, 251 Causeway Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114-2151  before 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 17, 2020. 

You can find your state legislators at https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator.

The full text of the review is available at https://www.mass.gov/media/2095761/download and https://www.mass.gov/doc/neonics-scientific-literature-review-framework/download.

Regards,
-Cliff Youse

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