French environment minister resigns following passage of controversial pesticide bill

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France's Environment Minister Monique Barbut resigned after parliament approved a controversial agricultural bill that allows temporary use of two pesticides, acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, which were previously banned in France for harm to bees.
The chemicals, part of the neonicotinoid class, will be permitted for crops like sugar beet, apple, hazelnut and cherry.
Barbut said the government did not consult on the issue and called the bill a major setback for the environment, while supporters argue farmers need the pesticides to compete with European rivals.

Whether the government responds to or replaces the environment minister
Any legal or political challenges to the pesticide bill
Reaction from farming groups and environmental campaigners as the pesticides come into use

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