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EPA Marks National Pollinator Week, Emphasizing Commitment to Protecting
Pollinators
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, June 17, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan issued a proclamation announcing June
17-23, 2024, as National Pollinator Week. This year’s proclamation
underscores EPA’s commitment to protecting pollinators from pesticides,
including through mitigation measures for several pesticides and the upcoming
issuance of the final Herbicide Strategy to protect over 900 federally
threatened and endangered species, including pollinators.
“Pollinators are essential to human and ecological survival, with more than
150 food crops depending on pollinators in the United States alone,” said
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “They also help plants reproduce, which
in turn helps keep the air we breathe clean, purifies the water we drink, and
prevents erosion of the soils, protecting us from climate disasters. Now more
than ever, we must act to protect them.”
EPA has taken many steps to address the potential effects of pesticides on
pollinators. The agency proposed to register four new pesticide active
ingredients that include protections for federally listed threatened or
endangered species and for pollinators. EPA has also implemented measures to
protect listed species and their critical habitats from the effects of three
organophosphate insecticides. Those measures also help to protect pollinators.
This year, EPA expects to finalize the Herbicide Strategy, which will describe
whether, how much, and where mitigations are needed to protect listed plant
species and those listed species that depend on plants, including pollinators,
from agricultural uses of most herbicides. EPA will use this strategy to
proactively adopt mitigations as part of the registration of new herbicides
and the reevaluation of currently registered herbicides – often years before
EPA is required to adopt those mitigations under the Endangered Species Act.
In 2024, EPA also plans to release the first draft of its Insecticide Strategy
focused on minimizing impacts to listed insect species, including many
pollinators, for most insecticides.  
Pollinator protection is everyone’s job. EPA remains committed to protecting
pollinators from the effects of pesticides, and will continue working with our
federal, state, and tribal partners, non-governmental organizations, and the
public to support pollinator health and habitat.
Learn more about EPA’s pollinator protection efforts and how you can help
pollinators by visiting Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators from
Pesticides.
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