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Farm bill hurts ability of communities to protect health, environment of citizens
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As elected officials, we strongly oppose congressional interference in our mandate to protect our communities’ health and environment.Because they are essential pollinators, loss of bumble bees can have far-ranging ecological consequences. Alarmingly, recent work by the Xerces Society in concert with the IUCN Bumble Bee Specialist Group indicates that some species have experienced rapid and dramatic declines more than others. In fact, more than one quarter (28%) of all North American bumble bees are facing some degree of extinction risk. Learn about the work that we are doing to conserve these key pollinators:
xerces.org/bumblebees/
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