Tag Archives: Pesticide-free parks

We Need to Reduce Toxic Herbicide Use in San Francisco

Posted on August 28, 2021 by SF Forest Alliance

This note is from Anastasia Glikshtern, an officer of San Francisco Forest Alliance and a long-time San Franciscan. Why We Need the San Francisco Toxic Herbicides Reduction Act Most San Francisco residents do not know that the city routinely uses … Continue reading →

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Roundup, Garlon, and Pesticide-Free Parks

Posted on March 20, 2017 by SF Forest Alliance

New evidence has emerged that Monsanto influenced the Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) to downplay the cancer-causing risk of Roundup. This pesticide, and others that may be even more hazardous, are used in our parks and watersheds. And now, since San Francisco is … Continue reading →

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