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Environment: Reduce the Use of Toxic Chemicals




General Convention
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention urge congregations, dioceses, provinces and all church institutions to initiate a plan in the next triennium for the management of church buildings and grounds that phases out the use of unsafe pesticides, herbicides and other toxic chemicals to control pests and undesirable plants, and institutes the use of alternatives, recognizing that children are the population most susceptible to toxins; and be it further

Resolved, That the appropriate standing committee report back to the 75th General Convention regarding the ongoing effectiveness of this work.

* Resolution is final but status and text are still under review before publication.