Group questions herbicide plan for Adirondack lake

Posted at: 03/12/2013 10:43 AM
By: AP

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - An environmental group is calling on a state agency to hold a formal public hearing before deciding whether a Warren County town can use a chemical herbicide to kill aquatic weeds.
 
The Adirondack Council wants the Adirondack Park Agency to hold a hearing on Town of Chester's request to use the chemical triclopyr to kill Eurasian watermilfoil in Loon Lake. The agency is scheduled to debate the permit request at its monthly meeting on Thursday. Its staff has recommended approval.
 
The Adirondack Council argues in a statement to be released Tuesday that the chemical would harm other plants, including a threatened species, and has killed large numbers of snails in another Adirondack lake.
 
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