Pittston voters are expected to weigh in on the town's $1.95 million spending plan at Saturday's annual Town Meeting, and head to the polls to choose a new selectman and decide whether to recall Selectman Joe Caputo.
OLYMPIA Neonicotinoid pesticides are known for their harmful effects on the nervous systems of insects and a proposal in the state Legislature calls for banning them for household use.
“About 1/3 of our agricultural sector needs pollination to thrive, and our pollinators, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds in this state are under more and more threat,” said prime sponsor Sen. Marko Liias, D–Edmonds.
Others, however, say blaming household use of pesticides on a decline in bee populations mischaracterizes the current research.
Allan Felsot, a professor of environmental studies at Washington State University, said focusing on habitat restoration is essential to save pollinators, arguing that allocating taxpayer dollars to this bill would be a waste as it fails to address the impacts on bee populations.
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