Two North Bay cities are no longer using Roundup weed killer following a ruling against the manufacturer Monsanto. Earlier this month a jury awarded a former Benicia School District grounds keeper with terminal cancer $289.2 million.

“There’s a saying that you put your money behind your values and in our community we value the environment, we value protecting our children,” said Mayor Josh Fryday, City of Novato.

In an effort to do so the City of Novato will no longer use the weed killer Roundup or products containing the chemical glyphosate.

“The World Health Organization did declare Roundup carcinogenic quite a while ago,” said Marla Fields, president of the group Sustainable Novato.

It’s a victory for groups like sustainable Novato that have advocated against potentially dangerous chemicals for years.

“The truth is you can’t put a price tag on your children’s health, and the health or your pets and loved ones,” said Fields.