South Portland Joins Communities in Banning Toxic Lawn Chemicals on Public and Private Property

摘要

On September 7, City Council members of South Portland, Maine passed an ordinance that bans the use of toxic lawn pesticides on private and public land. The ban, which passed 6-1, is an important public health measure to protect 25,000 residents, the largest jurisdiction in the state to-date to adopt such a measure. In 2014, the Town of Ogunquit, Maine was the first jurisdiction to ban toxic lawn pesticides on both private and public land.