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A lawsuit filed by the prefecture has suspended the anti-pesticides by the mayor of Langouet in Brittany. This prompted politicians of all political stripes to also put in place anti-glyphosate decrees to show their support for the elected Breton. As at Malakoff near Paris.
Since Monday, no more professional has the right to use glyphosate on the territory of the commune. The city of Malakoff is crossed by rails. If the SNCF is not named explicitly in the municipal by-law, it is it that is targeted.
Per year, " the SNCF spreads 35 to 38 tons of glyphosate "
Although Mayor Jacqueline Belhomme's town is less concerned with glyphosate than a rural town surrounded by farmers , she wanted to make the order. " From memory, the SNCF spreads between 35 and 38 tons of glyphosate annually on its grounds. We are also concerned and so to prevent children, families and people breathe, it is our duty to ensure the safety of residents. "
For its part, the SNCF considers the order as illegal and will challenge it in court. The railway company says it is looking for an alternative to glyphosate to no longer use it by 2021, as promised by Emmanuel Macron .
But it's too late for the mayor of Malakoff. " Pesticides are ravaging ! Two years is two years too much. There is danger, we know it. There are measures that are taken at European level and in France we do not apply them. There is still something going on in Europe that is already at work ... Why ? We do not understand . "
Similar measures to Genneviliers and Seals
The decision of the communist elected will therefore end up in court. In Île-de-France, the cities of Gennevilliers and Sceaux took similar measures last June . They both received a letter from the prefecture asking them to give up their orders.