Tag Archive | "Pesticide Bans"

Connecticut School Pesticide Ban in No Danger of Being Rescinded

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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When the state of Connecticut made U.S. history in 2005 by becoming the first state to ban the applications of synthetic weed killers around schools and daycare centers in grades K-8, those of us in the environmental and health community cheered loudly. I’ve probably given 600 public talks on the subject of lawn pesticides since [...]

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Why Ban Lawn Pesticides? Let Us Count the Reasons . . .

Monday, February 15, 2010

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Note: At the conclusion of testimony in favor of the New Hampshire bill to study the potential impact of a ban on certain pesticides, several state representatives contacted SafeLawns for clarification on several points. This is a summary of what we submitted (much of this material has been covered previously in this blog): IN SUPPORT OF [...]

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Pesticide Debate on TV

Monday, February 15, 2010

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Last week I was asked by New Hampshire Public Television to participate in a live “debate” about the bill that would study the impact of a pesticide ban in that state. The legislator who sponsored the controversial bill HB 1456 is on the show, along with the commissioner of the department of Agriculture, who is [...]

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Canada to Ban All Weed ‘N Feed Nationwide

Monday, February 8, 2010

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Stating “pesticides should only be used when and where there is a need,” Health Canada — the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — announced Feb. 2 that it plans to ban the sale and application of all weed ‘n feed type products across Canada. The new regulations will come into effect at [...]

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Nova Scotia Considers Pesticide Ban

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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With several other Canadian provinces having already banned most lawn and garden pesticides, Nova Scotia opened a public comment period, as reported today in the local newspaper: http://www.halifaxnewsnet.ca/index.cfm?sid=316370&sc=608

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32nd New Jersey Town Restricts Pesticides

Monday, October 26, 2009

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I hope the rest of the nation is taking note. As chronicled by our friends at Beyond Pesticides, another New Jersey town is taking the proactive step of banning lawn and garden pesticides around schools and daycare centers: www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2570. No matter where else you live in the country, please take this information to your municipal [...]

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Understanding State Preemption Laws

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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We’ve posted information here before about state preemption laws that inhibit the rights of cities and towns when it comes to regulating fertilizers and pesticides. In the words of our friends at Beyond Pesticides, “In general terms, preemption refers to the ability of one level of government to override laws of a lower level. While [...]

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Canadian Pesticide Bans: And Then There were Four?

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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As reported here on our first post back in June, the province of New Brunswick in Canada plans to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides such as 2,4-D later this year. Now it appears a fourth province may be set to follow suit. If British Columbia were to ban these products, that would essentially tie [...]

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Do You Have Canada’s Best Pesticide-Free Garden?

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Since I pay a lot of attention to what is happening up in Canada, and I know a lot of Canadians pop in to view this blog, I wanted to pass along this contest from the David Suzuki Foundation. Looking for Canada’s best gardens By: David Suzuki Foundation VANCOUVER — Does your garden have what it takes [...]

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