ACTION ALERT
Dear Friends,
CT NOFA is part of the CT Safegrounds Coalition. Today
we are writing because we need your help.
Lawn pesticides are some of the most toxic chemicals used where people
live, work, and play. These chemicals
are wreaking havoc on our health and the environment. Children are among the most vulnerable when
it comes to toxic chemical exposure, so we must do everything we can to protect
them.
This
year, there will be bills introduced to ban the use of toxic lawn pesticides at
high schools, parks, playgrounds, municipal sports field and town greens where our
children are being involuntarily exposed to toxic chemicals that are linked to
cancer, birth defects, and are considered endocrine disrupters. To read more about the dangers associated
with toxic lawn pesticides click:
The
power is in your hands. We are asking
you to call or email your representatives today and tell them to support
legislation that would ban toxic lawn pesticides in all places where children
play. To find your representatives click:
Please
state the following or put it into your own words and speak from the heart.
“Please support HB-5330 and SB-46. I am very concerned about
Connecticut’s children being exposed to toxic lawn pesticides and am very
pleased that Connecticut now has a law prohibiting the use of toxic lawn
pesticides at day care centers and school grounds with children through grade
8. But why are our young people not protected in other places like high
schools, parks, playgrounds, municipal sports fields and town greens where they
are involuntarily exposed to these toxic chemicals? Please support
legislation to protect Connecticut’s children wherever they may be exposed to
toxic lawn pesticides.”
Thank
you for all you do. We have faith that the Connecticut legislature will
do what is best for the citizens of Connecticut, but we need to make sure they
know what we want. Call or write your legislator today. Together we CAN make a difference!
