1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgabcadminhttps://abcbirds.org/author/abcadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xgfVbD2Vw0"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/news/u-s-should-follow-european-union-lead-to-ban-neonicotinoid-pesticides/">U.S. Should Follow European Union Lead to Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/news/u-s-should-follow-european-union-lead-to-ban-neonicotinoid-pesticides/embed/#?secret=xgfVbD2Vw0" width="600" height="338" title="“U.S. Should Follow European Union Lead to Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="xgfVbD2Vw0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/White-crowned-Sparrow-singing_Menno-Schaefer_SS-PR.jpg610400Contact: Steve Holmer, Vice President of Policy, 202-888-7490 (Washington, D.C., April 27, 2018) In a move that illustrates growing awareness of the toxicity of the world's most widely used class of pesticides, the European Union has voted to ban almost all outdoor uses of three neonicotinoids due to their buildup in the environment, particularly in … Read More>>