Judge extends order barring Alaska Railroad herbicide
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A judge has extended an order preventing the Alaska Railroad from spraying weed killers on a section of track until Alaska's highest court can review the state-issued permit.
State regulators gave the railroad permission to spray herbicide for 30 miles along a stretch of track from Indian to Seward south of Anchorage. Environmental groups are fighting the permit and were granted a temporary stay last week.
On Monday, Superior Judge William Morse extended the stay until Friday to allow the state Supreme Court to review the issue.
Environmental groups say state regulators have failed to consider the harmful effects of the herbicide on drinking water and salmon streams. State regulators say if the herbicide is used properly, there is no harm.
The Alaska Railroad says it has exhausted other ways to keep weeds down along the tracks.
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« wayuphere wrote on Tuesday, Jul 13 at 07:26 AM »
Wrong herb, AlaskaBorn.
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« blue5011 wrote on Monday, Jul 12 at 09:05 PM »
Farmers in the midwest have been using glyphosate or Roundup for thirty-five some years. If there was a problem I think it would have showed up by now.
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« AlaskaBorn wrote on Monday, Jul 12 at 03:44 PM »
It's no suprise that environmentalists are fighting to protect herbs.
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