Dossier
Cory Kreft
Coverage of Cory Kreft in the Nexus archive.
- The fight to protect pollinators and people from the ‘pesticides that are everywhere’
Cory Kreft, a Colorado beekeeper, lost 85% of his hives due to neonicotinoid pesticides, which are used to coat crop seeds and persist in the environment. A federal loophole allows these neurotoxic chemicals to be applied to seeds without strict regulation, leading to widespread contamination of ecosystems and food sources.