An unusual case in Midcoast Maine, which involves feuding landowners and a town-owned beach, is still unfolding. It all started with a pesticide.
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Pesticide ban petitioner pleased with Cape council’s amendments
A public hearing on the changes to the voter-approved ordinance will be held next month.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
The federal government tightens rules around pesticide applications
But they don’t go far enough, as homeowners probably won’t read them. It’s the plants and animals in your garden that will suffer.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Hallowell bans pesticides, OKs fertilizers on private property
The new rules, seen in only a handful of Maine municipalities, are to go into effect in January.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
South Portland City Council approves amendments to Landscape Management Ordinance
The amendments are related to the use of pesticides, after multiple meetings of discussion.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Toxic pesticides hurt all of us
Eight years ago, I transitioned our farm to organic. Why, then, do pesticides still bother me? Because some drift through the air for miles, polluting not only my farm and crops but also important habitats.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Pesticide ordinance scheduled for November referendum in Cape Elizabeth
The issue was first heavily discussed at a hearing on March 1.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth will vote on pesticide ban in November
Cape Elizabeth voters will decide at elections in November whether to ban the use of synthetic pesticides on residential properties. The referendum vote, scheduled by the Town Council on Monday, stems from a citizen petition that received over 1,000 signatures in February. The ordinance proposed by the petition’s sponsors, Organic Cape, would permit for use […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Cape Elizabeth holds public hearing on pesticide ordinance
More discussions about a pesticide ordinance are scheduled.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Pesticide ban set for vote in Cape Elizabeth
The proposed ordinance would prohibit the use of synthetic pesticides on residential properties and bar any pesticides at all near water or wetlands.