FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Groups Proclaim May 6 Lawn Pesticide Awareness Day Physician Cited for Leading Role on 20th Anniversary of First Chemical Ban It’s high spring across much of North America. That means the dandelions are in full bloom, the plantain is starting to flush out and the clover isn’t far behind. That also means it’s peak season for lawn pesticides, those sprays and granules used to stop weeds ...

As reported here in February, TruGreen (ChemLawn) will bail out of the landscape construction industry. In a deal that will reportedly close Friday or Saturday of this week, TruGreen's parent company will receive $38 million from a Los Angeles private equity firm — which represents a $212 million loss. ServiceMaster paid $250 million for TruGreen-ChemLawn Landcape in 1999, just 18 months before a unanimous ...

This quote from Andy Igrejas, director of the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition, caught our attention on-line yesterday: "We can now add the well-researched and trusted voice of the nation's pediatricians to those calling for reform of the U.S. chemical law. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that a new law must prioritize children's health by protecting children and their familie ...

I've told this story in countless speeches and articles for the past few years, ever since I interviewed the heirs of the founders of the original ChemLawn company of Troy, Ohio. This newspaper writer from British Columbia was particularly fascinated with how the lawn chemical industry fully launched in the United States and Canada: http://www.bclocalnews.com/community/120653734.html ...

In honor of Earth Day and the start of dandelion season, we have reduced the price of our vinyl lawn signs to have price. The cost is $6 for one, $10 for two and $4 each for three or more. A stake is included. You can order on-line here: http://www.safelawns.org/merch/. ...

[caption id="attachment_3227" align="alignleft" width="540" caption="The village of Sparwood welcomed lawn expert Paul Tukey with an electronic greeting spanning the town's entrance. "][/caption] After a whirlwind five-day tour that included more than 20 speeches, professional and homeowner training sessions, movie screenings and school assemblies, the Kootenay region of British Columbia in Canada appeared ...

I have to admit I'm a huge baseball fan. Not a gynormous fan like some of my friends, but I scarcely let a day go by without checking on my (last place in the AL East) Red Sox on-line. If I'm home in Maine, and a Sox game is in progress, the television is usually tuned in. I've been that way for about 44 years, ever since Carl Yastrzemski won the Triple Crown in 1967 and I lost a whole bunch of sleep with a ...

Or Maybe That’s Not the Question By Donna Morin Miller [caption id="attachment_3214" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Donna Morin Miller is a health counselor in Wrentham, Mass."][/caption] SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I READ about organic lawn care, I see a comment from the purist sector that argues how lawns are wrong and wasteful. They require inordinate amounts of water to maintain and provide little env ...

This isn't unexpected news . . . but three new studies grouped today reached the same conclusion: exposing pregnant mothers to pesticides lowers their children's IQ: http://fbcheat.com/health/prenatal-pesticide-exposure-linked-with-lower-iq-reuters.html. ...

Evidence Points to Synthetic Nicotines The lead bee researcher for the United States reiterated his position at a luncheon Wednesday: neonicotinoid pesticides like imidacloprid are among the root causes of colony collapse disorder of bees. Here is our original post on Pettis' research: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2011/01/blockbuster-research-usda-scientist-confirms-pesticides-can-kill-bees/. Her ...