Portland Bans Chemical Pesticides In Effort To Save The Honeybees And Ultimately, The Human Race

Portland banned pesticides in an effort to protect the honeybees. Elected officials in the Oregon city passed the pesticide ban ordinance on Wednesday. The law prohibits any insecticide use on public lands within the municipality. Some Portland farmers argued that pesticide or insecticide use is integral for their crop production.

The Portland City Council voted unanimously to ban pesticides and insecticides on public lands. The decision to help protect the massive honeybee population decline makes Portland the eighth city in America to chemical pesticides. Click here to read more about the Portland pesticide ban and the need to save the honeybees.