Brewing battle over Forest Service glyphosate spraying near Lake Tahoe’s pristine waters
Katherine Levy remembers a childhood deeply rooted in the natural offerings of Lake Tahoe – water skiing in the summer and working as ski instructor on the surrounding snow-covered mountains during winter months.
Now she’s among a group of area residents battling a US government plan to spray herbicides, including the cancer-linked glyphosate weed killer – on property near the community’s cherished lake.
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