Investigation reveals widespread glyphosate spraying across California's forests and timberlands
By
Nate Halverson
Summary
An investigative report revealing that California's forests and timberlands are being heavily sprayed with glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup, often from helicopters and trucks. The article details how the U.S. Forest Service and private timber companies use these chemicals to eliminate "competing vegetation" and promote commercial tree growth, despite growing scientific concerns about glyphosate's links to cancer and ecological damage. The investigation maps widespread spraying across Lassen National Forest and surrounding areas, highlighting regulatory gaps, inadequate public notification, and the tension between industrial forestry practices and environmental/public health.
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bskyInvestigation reveals widespread glyphosate spraying across California's forests and timberlandsmotherjones.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe are bombarding America's forests with Roundup.
The landscape was now a graveyard of dead trees and browned-out brush. The meadow where Lilly had chased the rabbit was gone, replaced by a moonscape of bare dirt and stumps.
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
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