THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT
PESTICIDES IN PARKS AND THEY
MADE SURE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
HEARD THEM.
THE STORY IS NEW AT 5:30.
Reporter: A FUSS OVER TOXIC
PESTICIDES USED IN NEW YORK
CITY PARKS.
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD LAW
THAT SHOULD PASS BECAUSE
PESTICIDES ARE BAD FOR PEOPLE.
Reporter: A FOURTH GRADER
HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THE TOPIC
SINCE KINDERGARTEN.
AND NOW THEY'RE STATING THEIR
CASE IN SKIT FORM.
PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES
ARE TOXIC.
GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
THIRD ALSO JOINED IN TESTIFYING
IF YOU WILL IN FAVOR OF INTRO
0800 A BILL WHICH CALLS FOR
BANNING PESTICIDES IN CITY
PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES.
COUNCILMEMBER BEN -- WAS ONE OF
THE SPONSORS.
AND SOME OF THE CHILDREN HAVE
BEEN HERE BEFORE.
WE PROTESTED A LITTLE BIT.
Reporter: HIS GOAL IS TO
HAVE ONLY BIOLOGICAL
PESTICIDES.
WHAT'S MOST CONCERNING IS
ROUNDUP BEING USED.
WE LEARNED IT WAS A
CARCINOGEN.
THEY WORRY ABOUT LITTLE
KIDS.
THEY ROLL AROUND IN THE
GRASS.
Reporter: THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT IS THRILLED THAT
AREA KIDS CARE SO MUCH ABOUT
THE PARKS.
BUT IN SOME CASES THEY HAVE NO
CHOICE TO PROTECT NATIVE
SPECIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
WHEN THEY DO.
THEY POST SIGNS.
KIDS PLAYS SPORTS DON'T GO
AROUND READING THE SIGNS.
OH, THEY SPRAYED HERE, WE
SHOULDN'T TOUCH.
Reporter: SHE'S HOPING OTHER
