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flag A bipartisan bill expands roadside pollinator habitats, boosting funding and access for nonprofits to aid bees and monarchs.

flag A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced the Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act to expand pollinator habitats along roadsides, building on the Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act. flag The bill, led by Senators Jeff Merkley and Mike Rounds and Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Blake Moore, and Salud Carbajal, broadens grant access to nonprofits, increases funding, and extends program authorization through 2031. flag Lawmakers say roadside native plantings can support declining pollinators like bees and monarch butterflies, reduce maintenance costs, and combat habitat loss. flag Environmental groups support the effort, citing threats from pesticides, climate change, and habitat destruction.

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