Vermont House passes a bill to restrict a pesticide that is toxic to bees

File - A bee hangs onto a stem of goldenrod as it collects pollen, Friday Sept. 18, 2020 in Havertown, Pa. Vermont lawmakers on Friday, March 22, 2024, passed a bill to ban some pesticides in an effort to protect bees and other pollinators. MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that's toxic to bees and other pollinators. The bill will now go to the Senate. Representatives said Vermont was home to more than 300 native bee...