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NO SPRAY COALITION “CELEBRATES” 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING AGAINST PESTICIDES

NYC has announced its spray schedule for August 2024. This is the 25th year in a row the City has sprayed toxic pesticides despite the No Spray Coalition’s victory over the City in federal court in 2006 and a detailed and signed Settlement Agreement in 2007.

August 5

Notice of August 5 Mosquito Spraying (PDF, posted August 1)
Borough: Staten Island
ZIP Codes: 10304, 10305, 10306 and 10308
Neighborhoods: Arrochar, Bay Terrace, Dongan Hills, Egbertville, Eltingville, Great Kills, Lighthouse Hill, Midland Beach, New Drop, New Dorp Beach, Oakwood Heights, Richmond and South Beach
Map: Locations of August 5 Mosquito Spraying in Staten Island (JPG)

 

August 7

Notice of August 7 Mosquito Spraying (PDF, posted August 1)
Borough: Queens
ZIP Codes: 11101, 11104, 11373, 11374, 11375, 11377, 11378, 11379, 11385, 11415, 11418, 11421, 11432 and 11435
Neighborhoods: Briarwood, Elmhurst, Forest Hills, Forest Park, Fresh Pond, Glendale, Hunters Point, Jamaica Hills, Kew Gardens, Long Island City, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, South Richmond Hill, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens and Woodhaven
Map: Locations of August 7 Mosquito Spraying in Queens (JPG)

 

August 7 to 9

Notice of August 7 to 9 Aerial Larviciding (PDF, posted July 30)
Borough: The Bronx
ZIP Codes: 10464, 10465 and 10475
Neighborhoods: Pelham Bay Park
Map: Locations of August 7 to 9 Aerial Larviciding in the Bronx (JPG)

Borough: Brooklyn
ZIP Codes: 11207, 11229, 11234, 11236 and 11239
Neighborhoods: Fresh Creek Basin and Marine Park
Map: Locations of August 7 to 9 Aerial Larviciding in Brooklyn (JPG)

Borough: Queens
ZIP Codes: 11354, 11355, 11356, 11357, 11361, 11362, 11363, 11364, 11365, 11413, 11422, 11430, 11691 and 11692
Neighborhoods: Alley Pond Park, Brookville, College Point, Kissena Park, Linden Hill, Rosedale and Somerville
Map: Locations of August 7 to 9 Aerial Larviciding in Queens (JPG)

Borough: Staten Island
ZIP Codes: 10303, 10305, 10306, 10308, 10309, 10311, 10312 and 10314
Neighborhoods: Arlington, Bloomfield, Blue Heron Park, Charleston, Chelsea, Fresh Kills, Howland Hook, Old Place, Old Town, Port Mobile, Richmond Town, South Beach, Travis and Wolfe’s Pond Park
Map: Locations of August 7 to 9 Aerial Larviciding in Staten Island (JPG)

 

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Nearly 100 Vermont school districts sue Monsanto

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ST. LOUIS MISSOURI NO SPRAY COALITION

The following letter was sent to selected members of the St. Louis Board of Alderman including all members of the Board’s Parks and Environment Committee. This is the start of the St. Louis No Spray Coalition’s effort to get the City to enact a No Spray ordinance similar to the ones passed in New York City, Philadelphia and 130+ other cities in the USA and Canada.

St. Louis No Spray Coalition was able to get records of the city’s use of pesticides in its parks and public spaces after a protracted battle using Missouri’s Sunshine Law (our equivalent of the Freedom of Information Act). It revealed an extensive list of toxic chemicals used by the city. Anyone who wants to see this data should contact me at my personal email address or the one listed at the end of this message. This information is being released publicly and it can (and should) be copied and shared widely.

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COVID, PESTICIDES, AND THE PRION-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

BY MITCHEL COHEN From the start of the pandemic in 2020, thoughtful vaxxine challengers asked, “What would happen if the experimental mRNA vaxxines ended up … Read more

NO SPRAY COALITION WEBINAR APRIL 8

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OPPOSE Biden’s support for Monsanto’s mass-spraying of Roundup in Colombia. Are you ready to protest?

President Biden continues the U.S. government’s imperialism in South America via it’s “war on drugs” — an extension of the Clinton-Bush-Obama–Hillary Clinton policies. (See the … Read more

Tests Reveal Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Aerial Pesticide Showered Over Millions of Acres in US

“These findings shock the conscience.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Common Dreams A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood in the hope of controlling … Read more

NYC Spraying Poisons in Brooklyn and Queens, Thursday, September 3rd –

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration continues the poisonous practices of its predecessors and resumes pesticide spraying in southern Brooklyn on Thursday, September 3, 2020, between … Read more

PESTICIDE SPRAYING IN BROOKLYN TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2020

The deBlasio administration continues the poisonous practices of its predecessors and resumes pesticide spraying in southern Brooklyn. Tuesday, August 25, between the hours of 8:30 … Read more

Pesticide spraying in Staten Island Weds, August 12, 2020

Parts of Staten Island will undergo pesticide spraying on Wednesday as a part of the city government’s absurd goal to rid the five boroughs of … Read more

STOP SPRAYING MOSQUITO PESTICIDES — A MESSAGE FROM OUR SISTER GROUP “BEYOND PESTICIDES”

  TAKE ACTION! Tell Public Officials to Stop Mosquito Spraying and Adopt a Safe, Effective Mosquito Management Plan Does your community spray toxic pesticides for mosquitoes? … Read more

MONSANTO’S SMOKING GUN – MISSED BY THE PRESS

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Spray Truck Spews Pesticides in Brooklyn

NYC STILL USING PESTICIDES DESPITE LAW BANNING THEM

City Still Using Pesticides Despite 2005 Law Banning Them By Elah Feder | August 10, 2015 City Limits JJ Harrison Anvil 10+10, the insecticide used … Read more

Remembering Valerie Sheppard, co-founder of NoSpray Coalition

VALERIE SHEPPARD August 24 1953 – July 16, 2004 Valerie was a founding member of the No Spray Coalition — that’s how I first met … Read more