Beaufort County announces ban on glyphosate in county parks and athletic fields

Matt Golden, host of Beaufort County TV, reported that Beaufort County "becomes the 1st county in South Carolina to ban a controversial weed killer at parks and ball fields." The announcement was made by Parks and Recreation Director Eric Brown at a county council community service and public safety committee meeting, the broadcast said. "It prompted applause from the organics 1st advocates who had been pressuring the county to make the change and congresswoman Nancy Mace," the program added.

The segment cited two authoritative positions on glyphosate: "The EPA says it doesn't cause increases in cancer if used according to label directions," and "The World Health Organization has concluded that it is probably carcinogenic." The report did not provide an ordinance number or state that a final countywide ordinance had been adopted on the broadcast; the action was described as an announcement at a committee meeting. The program identified supporters in the community and noted this move as a local-level pesticide policy change in South Carolina.

County officials and staff were named in the news report but did not speak directly on air in this segment; the program did not record a vote tally or an effective date for any formal ordinance. Residents seeking detail on the committee discussion or the next procedural steps should consult Beaufort County's official meeting minutes or the county website for any posted committee materials and for a record of subsequent actions.