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Local And School Ordinances
Local Government Ordinances
The Anchorage Assembly is now considering important updates to the Municipality’s pesticide ordinance. The pesticide ordinance hasn’t been reviewed in almost 20 years. Find out more below.
Action Alert on Anchorage Pesticide Ordinance (PDF)
Pesticide Ordinance proposed amendments (PDF)
ACAT Hazard Assessment on Anchorage Municipality Pesticide Use, April 2004 (PDF)
ACAT Table on Anchorage Municipality Pesticide Use (PDF)
Contact Information for Anchorage Assembly
Anchorage Daily News Editorial: Pesticide warnings essential to safety
Call your Anchorage Assembly Members
Plan to Testify Tuesday June 22nd to the Anchorage Assembly
Write Letters to the Editor
Anchorage Daily News letters@adn.com (225 words or less)
Anchorage Chronicle editor@anchoragechronicle.com (300 words or less)
Anchorage Press robert@anchoragepress.com
Turnagain Times ttimes@chugach.net
Alaska Star (Eagle River and Chugiak) www.alaskastar.com/editor/
School Ordinances
Anchorage School District Least Toxic Pest Management Policy (Adopted February 2000) (PDF)
State Gives Anchorage School District Award for Least Toxic Policy
The School Pesticide Reform Coalition
"Safer Schools" Success Stories of Integrated Pest Management (Includes Anchorage School District)
State Law on Notification of Pesticide Use in Schools (18 AAC 90.625), see pages 26-29
School IPM/"What is Integrated Pest Managment"
Results of Statewide Alaska School Pesticide Use Survey (1999)
Important Updates
6 Tips for a Less Toxic Holiday
NEW! Triclosan Fact Sheet (PDF 58K)
Good Clean Fun: Green Cleaning Guide and Recipe Book (PDF 249K)
NEW REPORT! Lindane: Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Alternatives—April 2009 For the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (PDF 505K)
NEW REPORT! Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Arctic: A Report for the Delegates of the 4th Conference of the Parties Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (PDF 687K)
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