Category Archives: citizen concern

Glyphosate applications on invasive plants voted down in Clay Township

Posted September 2013
Clay Township Supervisor Artie Bryson said the majority of attendees of the herbicide public hearing said “no” to the quarterly applications, even though every agency in the county, state and nation assured him they do no harm. The chemicals in glyphosate are the same as the garden weed-killer, Roundup. READ MORE
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Lakeside Homeowner, Neighbors Move Forward with Herbicide Treatment

Posted August 2013
EAST HADDAM – “Anything that goes into that body of water is the jurisdiction of the state of CT,” Walter explained. “They have scientists on staff that have the education to process these applications. This is a state process, not a town process.” READ MORE
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Environmental Groups Unite to Oppose Moodus Reservoir Herbicide Treatment

Posted August 2013
EAST HADDAM – The letter opposes the planned treatment of glyphosate, an herbicide, on the Lower Moodus Reservoir. READ MORE
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Prepare for Pesticide Spray Season – Part VI: Requesting Your Pesticide Complaint Investigation File

Posted August 2013
After you receive a letter notifying you of the State regulatory agency’s findings regarding your pesticide complaint, it is important to request a copy of your complete investigation file.  READ MORE
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Group questions herbicide plan for Adirondack lake

Posted March 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An environmental group called on a state agency Tuesday to hold a formal public hearing before deciding whether an Adirondack town can use a chemical herbicide to kill aquatic weeds that have formed choking masses in a popular lake despite intensive efforts to control it with divers hand-picking plants and smothering them with plastic mats. READ MORE
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City holds public hearings Monday

Posted March 2013
The first was a hearing of necessity for a proposed special assessment district to fund aquatic weed control in Tawas Lake…“It would be a travesty for a beautiful lake like this to become a marsh,” one letter writer wrote. “We just look at weeds all summer instead of water,” wrote another. READ MORE
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Weed removal proposed for Lake Marburg

Posted March 2013
A proposal before the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is to rid sections of the lake of aquatic vegetation and grasses. The plan is to spray herbicide in specific sections to kill the weed growth. Boaters complain of propellers becoming wrapped with weeds and anglers who fish from the bank say it is hard to land fish because of the dense growth. READ MORE
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