Vermont’s House of Representatives has passed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that is toxic to bees and other pollinators. The bill approved Friday will now go
Vermont s move comes after New York Governor Kathy Hochul in December signed what she described as a nation-leading bill to severely limit the use of neonics in New York.
The bill will now go to the Senate. Representatives said Vermont was home to more than 300 native bee species and thousands of pollinator species, but many were.