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Pesticides: Increasing Knowledge, Decreasing Risk

CCFE has long worked to ensure the public is educated about the dangers of using pesticides, particularly lawn pesticides. In 2009, CCFE continued statewide efforts to educate the public on the unacceptable risks posed by aesthetic pesticides.

  • Westchester. Building upon CCFE’s successful work in Erie, Monroe, Ulster, and other counties, CCFE worked again in Dutchess County to ensure that the public is notified prior to their neighbor’s lawn application of toxic pesticides to their homes in 2009. Specifically, CCFE educated Dutchess County residents about the dangers of pesticides and the right to have advanced notification of toxic pesticide application on adjacent property.
  • Long Island. In Suffolk County CCFE sits on the Suffolk County Pesticide Phase-out Committee. In 2000, Suffolk County passed legislation that banned pesticides from all county-owned property. The committee was established to review progress on implementation and to approve/disapprove any proposed exemptions. In 2009 the committee met: March 10, May 7, July 16, Sept 17, November 15, 2009.
  • Connecticut. In Connecticut CCFE has continued to work with various groups and the Department of Environmental Protection on the implementation of pesticide-free playing fields on school grounds in grades k-8.