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Ruth Wright

What are the ‘catastrophic’ pesticides that led France’s environment minister to try and quit?

France's Minister for the Ecological Transition has tried to resign after lawmakers approved a bill allowing bee-harming pesticides to come back into use.

"Contrary to the commitments that had been made to me, the government prevented any debate on the removal of this measure," Monique Barbut said in a statement posted on LinkedIn.

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