Groundbreaking Pesticide Ban

Resource for Grades 6-12

Groundbreaking Pesticide Ban

Media Type:
Video

Running Time: 2m 26s
Size: 7.3 MB

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Source: Force Four Entertainment, Inc.: Playing With Poison


Resource Produced by:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Collection Developed by:

WGBH Educational Foundation

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In this video segment adapted from Playing with Poison, hear the personal story of Jamie Armstrong, a 10-year-old girl in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who developed a rash and serious asthma as a baby after her apartment was sprayed for cockroaches. Years later, Jamie still has severe asthmatic and allergic reactions when neighbors spray their yards with pesticides. When a ban on pesticides was proposed in Halifax, Jamie was one of more than 100 people to testify before the Halifax City Council to support the ban. Partly as a result of Jamie’s testimony, Halifax became the first major North American city to ban the use of pesticides for lawn or garden use.

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