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Pesticides and You News from Beyond Pesticides / National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP) Volume 21, Number 3 • Fall 2001 Pesticides and You News from Beyond Pesticides / National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP) Poison Playgrounds School Environment Protection Act Historic Agreement Passes Senate, Threatened by House Leadership CCA-Treated Lumber Poses Danger From Arsenic and Chromium • Beyond Picnics • ChemicalWATCH Factsheet: Boric Acid • Preparing for a Campaign Letter from Washington Protecting Children Congress considers school pesticide use restrictions; playgrounds poisoned ou can help! Contacting your member of Congress can Those engaged in school IPM say that the programs do not make a difference in protecting the health of children. cost any more than chemical-intensive programs. The Superin- YIt’s simple. Ask your U.S. Representative to sign on to tendent of Schools for the Mt. Lebonon School District in Pitts- either the Republican or Democrat “Dear Colleague” letter. (See burgh, PA, Glenn F. Smartschan, Ed.D., recently wrote to Con- page 4 in this issue of PAY for details.) gress: “Mt. Lebanon School District’s experience with the imple- mentation of an IPM policy has been very positive. I have found The School Environment Protection Act it to be manageable and no more expensive than using herbi- Acting on an historic agreement between organizations represent- cides and pesticides. Most importantly, the community is pleased ing the environment, children and labor, and groups representing and I feel confident that I am attending to the health and safety the chemical and pest management industry and agriculture, the issues of the students in the district.” U.S. Senate included a modified version of the School Environ- ment Protection Act (SEPA) in its Education Bill (adopted by unani- Poison Playgrounds mous consent on June 19). The new SEPA of 2001 will help pro- As a result of new data showing arsenic contamination from tect children from pesticides and promote safer pest management pressure treated wood playground equipment in soil and on practices in schools. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Robert wood surfaces, I wrote to every Governor and asked that they Torricelli (D-NJ), is included in the Better Education for Students follow the lead of Governor Jeb Bush, who closed several con- and Teachers Act, S.1, which amends the Elementary and Second- taminated parks and took steps to curtail future use of arsenic ary Education Act (ESEA). SEPA, which has now moved to a House- treated wood. The recent events in Florida raise serious public Senate Education Conference committee, was not included in the health and environmental concerns regarding exposure to the House Education Bill and is attracting opposition from the Repub- major wood preserving chemicals, namely chromated copper lican leadership and the Agriculture Committee in the House. arsenate (CCA), pentachlorophenol (penta) and creosote. Despite broad support, on July 18 the House Agriculture There are a number of principal users of chemically treated Committee held a hearing on SEPA, as part of an effort to block wood products in your state, including utility companies (treated the legislation. The chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee wood poles), construction companies (treated lumber) and the on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, railroad owners (treated railroad ties). I also urged the Gover- Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), told the Associated Press, “We’re going nors to consider adopting policy and/or pursuing legislative to fight this thing tooth and nail.” The Bush Administration is action that would require the principle users of treated wood to also opposing SEPA. conduct studies on the feasibility of switching to alternative The bill represents an important opportunity to ensure that technologies that are less harmful to the environment. every child across the country has access to an educational en- The state of Florida hired Professor Steve Roberts, Ph.D., a vironment that is conducive to learning, without toxic chemi- toxicologist with the University of Florida, who recently deter- cals in the air. This legislation requires schools to adopt inte- mined that children could get enough arsenic on their hands grated pest management (IPM) practices that minimize risk to from touching treated wood playgrounds and decks to pose a children, utilize safer practices and provide safety information health risk. In addition, there are two class-action lawsuits, one to parents and school staff when pesticides are used in the in Florida and the second in Texas, that have been filed on be- schools. Data show that IPM methods save schools money. half of people injured by exposure to the chemicals in CCA With regard to the three major programmatic components of treated wood. This situation is not unique to Florida. It is surely the School Environment Protection Act (SEPA) — posting, notifi- happening in your state as well. This issue of PAY gives you the cation and integrated pest management (IPM) — three states, in- full story and suggests that you encourage your local media out- cluding Maryland, Massachusetts and Michigan, have statutory re- lets to consider doing a story on quirements in all three areas. Nine states (Arizona, California, Illi- this topic in your community nois, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washing- and ask policy makers to take ton) require two of the three major components in SEPA. Six states protective action. (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and The good news is that there is West Virginia) require one component of SEPA. There is variation a solution to these problems, so- within each category. While ten states require both indoor and out- lutions that in many cases save door posting, two states require outdoor posting only and one state taxpayers money. requires indoor posting only. Fifteen states require notification reg- istries. Eight states require IPM, and three additional states recom- mend IPM. SEPA, as passed by the Senate, takes elements from the — Jay Feldman is experience in over 30 states that have some program and creates a executive director of minimum standard of protection across the country. Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP Contents Contents 2 Mail Pesticides and You ©2001 (ISSN 0896- Roadside Spray Drift Causes Damage, Litigation 7253), published 4 times a year by Follows; Network With Others Poisoned by the Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Insecticide Aldrin; Termite Pesticide Questioned Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP), is a voice for pesticide safety and alterna- tives. Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP is a non- 4 Washington, DC profit, tax-exempt membership organiza- tion; donations are tax-deductible. School Environment Protection Act (SEPA) Passes in Senate Education Bill, Moves to House National Headquarters: 701 E Street, SE, Senate Conference Committee; Republican Washington DC 20003 House Tells President From Texas: Don’t Mess ph: 202-543-5450 fx: 202-543-4791 With Drinking Water email: [email protected] website: www.beyondpesticides.org page 9 Printed on recycled paper with soy ink 6 Around the Country Articles in this newsletter may be West Nile Virus Pesticide Spraying Sends 37 reproduced without Beyond Pesticides/ People to the Hospital at Softball Game; New NCAMP’s permission unless otherwise York State Fines Mosquito Management noted. Please credit Beyond Pesticides/ NCAMP for reproduced material. Company $1 Million; Washington State Passes the Children’s Pesticide Right-to-Know Act; BEYOND PESTICIDES/NCAMP STAFF Jay Feldman, Executive Director Chlorpyrifos Found in California Air Samples, Kagan Owens, Program Director Putting over 22,000 Children at Risk Greg Kidd, J.D. Science & Legal Policy Director Toni Nunes, Special Projects Director 9 Poison Playgrounds John Kepner, Program Associate An investigation into wood treated with CCA Terry Shistar, Ph.D., Science Consultant Becky Crouse, Public Education Coordinator Meghan Taylor, Public Education Associate 13 CCA-Treated Lumber Poses Danger Alex Lewin, Intern page 16 From Arsenic and Chromium PESTICIDES AND YOU What industry and EPA have avoided telling you Jay Feldman, Publisher, Editor John Kepner, Editor could hurt you Meghan Taylor, Illustrator by Greg Kidd, J.D. Free Hand Press, Typesetting BEYOND PESTICIDES/NCAMP BOARD 16 Beyond Picnics OF DIRECTORS Controlling ants in your home Ruth Berlin, LCSW-C, Maryland Pesticide Network, Annapolis, MD by Becky Crouse Laura Caballero, Lideres Campesinas en California, Greenfield, CA Nancy and Jim Chuda, Children’s Health 18 ChemicalWATCH Factsheet Environmental Coalition, Malibu, CA Boric acid Alan Cohen, Bio-Logical Pest Management, Washington, DC Lorna Donaldson-McMahon, Donaldson- 20 Preparing for a Campaign McMahon Family Farm, Tiptonville, TN Jay Feldman, NCAMP, Washington, DC page 20 A framework for winning Tessa Hill, Kids for Saving Earth World- by Mary O’Brien wide, Plymouth, MN Lani Lamming, Ecological Services, Alpine, WY 24 Resources Nina Powers, Sarasota County Public Works, Sarasota, FL Trust Us, We’re Experts: How Industry Manipu- Paul Repetto, Horizon Organic Dairy lates Science and Gambles With Your Future; Boulder, CO Poisoned Playgrounds; Video: Wood Preserva- Terry Shistar, Ph.D., Kansas Chapter, Sierra Club, Lawrence, KS tives in the News Printed with soy-based inks on Gregg Small, Washington Toxics Ecoprint Offset, and cover on Coalition, Seattle, WA Allen Spalt, Agricultural Resources Quest™, both 100% post- Center, Carrboro, NC consumer waste and processed Audrey Thier, Environmental
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