“Really livid” – Colorado community fights plan to spray weed killer from drones
Soon, the chemicals will start falling from the sky over the Red Hill area of Boulder County, Colorado. The wildland is known for its biodiversity, home to hundreds of important species and a concentration of rare environmental resources. Farms and ranchland lie below.
But any day now hundreds of acres of Red Hill are set to become the target for drone spraying of a chemical herbicide that comes with a host of concerns.
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