Category:Maryland
Maryland Green Eco-Policy News
Maryland to become first state to ban Neonicotinoids
In an effort to curb its plummeting honeybee population, Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to pass strict restrictions on neonicotinoids for consumer use.
ICYMI: #Pollinator Protection Act passed the Senate 32-14! Next up, House of Delegates! #BeeSafe #MDGA16 pic.twitter.com/6SKocH70yr
— Smart on Pesticides (@PesticidesSmart) March 10, 2016
Neonicotinoids are a potent class of pesticides used on many crops in the U.S. that have been linked to the widespread decline of pollinator species. As EcoWatch mentioned previously, 29 independent scientists conducted a global review of 1,121 independent studies and found overwhelming evidence of pesticides linked to bee declines.
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is poised to sign a combined set of bills passed in both the state’s upper and lower chambers (SB 198 and HB 211), the The Washington Post reported.
Model legislation here --
SB 198 - http://mda.maryland.gov/about_mda/Documents/2016-SB198-Neonics.pdf
HB 211 - http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0211f.pdf
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Pages in category "Maryland"
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- Takoma Park, MD Adding Transportation of Radioactive Materials to Nuclear Free Zone Act
- Takoma Park, MD Calling for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Maryland
- Takoma Park, MD Establishing the Committee of the Environment as a Statutory Committee
- Takoma Park, MD Establishing the Safe Roadways Committee
- Takoma Park, MD Free Burma Act
- Takoma Park, MD Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)
- Takoma Park, MD Nuclear Free Zone Act
- Takoma Park, MD Opposing Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Battery Cages
- Takoma Park, MD Opposing Force Feeding Ducks and Geese for Foie Gras
- Takoma Park, MD Purchase of Wind Generated Electricity
- Takoma Park, MD Resolution in Support of Same Sex Marriage
- Takoma Park, MD Resolution on Possible Light Rail Routes
- Takoma Park, MD Rights of Non-U.S. Citizens
- Takoma Park, MD Supporting Human Rights and Democratic Freedom in Ethiopia