Homebase joins competitors in suspending sale of pesticides linked to bee decline

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Friends of the Earth secures third victory in two days as retailer promises to end sale of controversial chemicals

Homebase has become the latest retailer to suspend the sale of controversial neonicotinoid chemicals linked to the recent decline in bee populations, lending further momentum to the campaign for a national...

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