To: Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator
Tell the EPA: Monarchs Over Monsanto!
Ninety percent (90%) of monarch butterflies have disappeared in the last 20 years – and this could be our last chance to save them.
The key component of Monsanto’s Roundup – glyphosate – is killing critical milkweed habitat across the Midwest. Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed plants to reproduce and feed the next generation of butterflies.
The Environmental Protection Agency needs to protect the monarchs and ban the use of glyphosate before it’s too late.
The key component of Monsanto’s Roundup – glyphosate – is killing critical milkweed habitat across the Midwest. Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed plants to reproduce and feed the next generation of butterflies.
The Environmental Protection Agency needs to protect the monarchs and ban the use of glyphosate before it’s too late.
Why is this important?
For nearly twenty years, Roundup Ready crops have been planted on farmland across the country and sprayed with increasing levels of Roundup. Roundup's active ingredient is the herbicide glyphosate, which kills milkweed, the one plant that monarchs rely on as habitat to lay their eggs. As milkweed has disappeared, monarch populations have declined steeply.
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering how best to protect monarch butterflies and will be accepting public comments until Monday, August 24. Tell the EPA to protect monarch butterflies by banning the use of Roundup!
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering how best to protect monarch butterflies and will be accepting public comments until Monday, August 24. Tell the EPA to protect monarch butterflies by banning the use of Roundup!