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Article: Residents urge Forest Service to reconsider herbicide use.
- Article from:
- The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
- Article date:
- January 27, 2006
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Byline: Staci Matlock
Jan. 27--ESPAnOLA -- U.S. Forest Service officials postponed a final decision on using herbicides in the Carson and Santa Fe national forests, including municipal watersheds, after a threehour meeting attended by chemicallysensitive people opposed to the plan. Opponents urged the Forest Service to steer clear of herbicides. "There are proven alternatives for controlling weeds," said Laurie Tumer, a Northern New Mexico Community College teacher who is chemically sensitive. "Why not take this as a creative challenge and set the standard for the rest of the country?" The meeting was held outside because the majority of the nine people who ...
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