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Local Town Leads The
Effort to Reduce
Pesticide Use in Schools
From the Boston Globe's
Community Briefing Section
02/19/04
- Newton Massachusetts is the second city in the country, after New York
City, to be certified for its school pest management program and reducing
pesticide use in schools. The award was given by the IPM Institute
of North America. Just after the state Legislature passed a law in
2000 requiring schools to reduce pesticide use in schools and develop pest
management programs, Newton volunteered with the IPM Institute to be a
test site for this type of program. Officials say the techniques
that are part of the program, such as using organic fertilizer and
pesticide alternatives, are also being introduced in maintaining
city-owned parks and athletics facilities.
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