Europe bans class of pesticides thought to be cutting bee populations

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   Yves Logghe / APBeekeepers protest next to a giant inflatable bee in front of the European Council and Commission in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday April 29.By David Jolly, The New York TimesPARIS — The European Commission will enact a two-year ban on a class of pesticides thought to be harming global bee populations, the European Union’s health commissioner said Monday.

“I pledge to do my utmost to ensure that our bees, which are so vital to our ecosystem and contribute over