MEDIA RELEASE: 9 Groups File Amicus in Support of Montgomery County, MD Pesticide Restrictions
MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Jay Feldman, 202-255-4296 jfeldman@beyondpesticides.org AnnieD’Amato, 202-543-5450 adamato@beyondpesticides.org ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Health and environmental coalition urges vigorous Montgomery County defense of historic lawn care pesticide law against industry lobbyist’s lawsuit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2016 Gaithersburg, MD Contact: Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin info@safegrowmontgomery.org T. 202 360-7166 Health and environmental coalition urges vigorous Montgomery County defense of historic lawn care pesticide law against industry lobbyist’s lawsuit. Local health and environmental coalition Safe Grow...
MEDIA RELEASE: Healthy Lawns Bill 52-‐14 Becomes Law: Montgomery County, Maryland is the First County in the Nation to Restrict the Non-‐essential Use of Lawn Pesticides
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Healthy Lawns Bill 52-14 Becomes Law: Montgomery County, Maryland is the First County in the Nation to Restrict the Non-essential Use of Lawn Pesticides Contact: Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin info@safegrowmontgomery.org 202 360-7166 GAITHERSBURG MD, October 19, 2015...
Why A Safe Grow Montgomery Member Advocated for Healthy Lawns Bill 52-14
Catherine Cummings, Safe Grow Montgomery co-founder On October 6, 2015, the Montgomery County Council in MD passed Bill 52-14. This is the first law of its kind to be enacted in a County in the United States, which has been a battle...
What does Bill 52-14 Do?
What does Bill 52‐14 Do? Stops the routine use of dangerous toxic pesticides on the following County property (as of July 1, 2016) and private property (as of Jan. 1, 2018): lawns (which excludes golf courses, playing fields, trees/shrubs, agriculture)...
Media Release: Montgomery County, MD is First County to Restrict Use of Lawn Pesticides
Montgomery County, MD is First County in the U.S. to Restrict the Non-essential Use of Harmful Pesticides, Herbicides on Lawns with the Goal of Protecting Public Health and the Environment. Contact: Alex Zeineddin | info@safegrowmontgomery.org | 202-360-7166 GAITHERSBURG MD...
Media Release: Safe Grow Montgomery Asks for the Passage of a Healthy Lawn Bill 52-14 Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 9:30 am.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Safe Grow Montgomery Asks for the Passage of a Healthy Lawn Bill 52-14. in Montgomery County, MD. Montgomery County Council vote on this bill is Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 9:30 am. Contact: Alex Zeineddin| info@safegrowmontgomery.org| 202...
Why Healthy Lawns Bill 52-14’s Passage Should Matter to You
Exposure to lawn care pesticides is a health concern for children, pregnant women, adults, lawn care workers, the elderly, chemically sensitive people, pets, pollinators and you. Ongoing low dose exposure to toxins such as glyphosate– commonly used in lawn...
The Healthy Lawns Bill featured on WUSA 9
Please take a moment to watch a September 10, 2015 TV report on Healthy Lawns Bill 52-14 on WUSA 9 here in Montgomery County, MD. http://on.wusa9.com/1Nsr4Ro Safe Grow Montgomery would like to add some additional information to what was...
Effects of Sub-lethal Doses of Glyphosate on Honeybee Navigation
July 2015 in The Journal of Experimental Biology Glyphosate (GLY) is a herbicide that is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Although reports about the impact of GLY in snails, crustaceans and amphibians exist, few studies have investigated...