Harry Reid: “The amendment I offered on behalf of Senator Boxer would limit the use of dangerous pesticides in our national parks. In…”

“The amendment I offered on behalf of Senator Boxer would limit the use of dangerous pesticides in our national parks. In particular, it prohibits the routine use of highly toxic pesticides--those containing known or probable carcinogens, acute nerve toxins, organophosphates, carbamates, or organochlorines--in our national parks, where children may be present. Such pesticides could be used in the case of an emergency. This is already the policy of the National Park Service. This amendment would codify this important policy.”