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As the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry weighs a controversial potential ban on seeds coated with neonicotinoid pesticides, lawmakers are gathering evidence from scientific reviews and considering possible impacts to farmers and beekeepers.

The new rules bring Vermont in line with federal standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency, but maintain “the status quo,” environmental groups say. They hoped the state would regulate pesticides as a “method of last resort.”