jeff rooke shared with us a letter received from the secretary of agriculture rejecting his demands. here is what it says: essentially the u.s.c. a is saying they are closing the door on this and keeping the whole matter internal. >> what does it mean for the scientists making the complaints, do very have a sense that the u.s.d.a. will back off. >> it's not the case. it's harder for scientists within the organization. there has been a deal of strife they are not allowed to share findings. this is a basic part of science. the u.s.d.a. attacked the e.p.a. for saying: that drove theme crazy. they wrote back: definitely a turf war growing between the two agencies. >> we'll ask about the e.p.a. findings. what does all of this mean for the task forces pollinator protection plant. >> environmental advocates and others say this is falling apart here, that this essentially is avoiding the tough choices that need to be made about the pesticides, and it's interesting to note that the e.p.a., which is in charge of trying to enforce and regulate the collection between pesticides and bee deaths, o