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France reintroduces 'bee-harming pesticides', environment minister to quit

PARIS (FRANCE) - France on Tuesday backed a controversial bill reintroducing two pesticides critics say harm bees, as the environment minister said she would resign.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22

French farming reform bill spurs renewed clashes over pesticides and water

France’s emergency agricultural bill has returned to the National Assembly, setting the stage for what are expected to be lengthy and highly charged debates over water storage, pesticides and the future of livestock farming.

Radio France Internationale · May 20

Why France's agriculture law may not help the farmers it claims to defend

France’s parliament on Wednesday debates a petition against the Duplomb agriculture law, which would reauthorise the use of a pesticide banned in 2018. The issue has become a flashpoint between farming unions, scientists and environmental groups – with concerns for biodiversity and human health.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 11

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French court to rule on agriculture law that poses threat to bees and nature

France’s top court will rule on Thursday whether to approve a controversial law that could bring back a banned pesticide. More than two million people have signed a petition calling for the legislation to be scrapped, while doctors, scientists and environmental groups have raised serious health concerns.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 6, 2025

Petition for repeal of new French farming law passes 1 million signatures

A petition against new rules allowing farmers to use a banned pesticide had gained more than 1 million signatures by Sunday night, less than two weeks after it was launched.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2025

French farmers rally as controversial agriculture bill sparks political showdown

The proposed law reflects a broader shift across several EU countries to ease environmental regulations, as farmers continue to battle surging prices and a cost-of-living crisis.

Euronews · May 27, 2025

‘I will not eat the bugs’: examining a right-wing narrative about scarcity and insect consumption

Noor Bin Ladin, a right-wing influencer, stridently declares “I don’t want to eat the bugs” on a talk show hosted by a former adviser to US President Donald Trump. Laurent Duplomb, a senator from the conservative Les Républicains party in France, informs his colleagues that the French would be eating…

The Conversation · May 15, 2025

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French health experts oppose bill that could reintroduce banned pesticides

More than a thousand doctors, scientists, and healthcare professionals have signed an open letter denouncing a proposed French law that could weaken the authority of the country’s independent health regulator and allow the return of long-banned pesticides.

Radio France Internationale · May 6, 2025

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