“A bunch of kindergartners,” now in seventh grade, worked years to push the City Council to approve a ban on toxic pesticides in parks, playgrounds and other spaces.
Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Bans Pesticides in Parks With Push From Unlikely Force: Children
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