Friends of the Earth awaits ruling over lifting ban on 'bee-harming' pesticides

A High Court judgein England is ruling today on whether campaigners can challenge the lifting of a ban on the use of “bee-harming” pesticides in four English counties.

Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FoE) is seeking permission to apply for judicial review of a decision in July allowing farmers to drill oilseed rape seeds coated with two neonicotinoid pesticides this autumn.