Loon Lake/Albany, N.Y. (AP) — An environmental group is calling for a hearing before an agency decides whether an Adirondack town can use a chemical herbicide to kill aquatic weeds.
The Adirondack Council wants the Adirondack Park Agency to hold a hearing on the Warren County Town of Chester's request to use the chemical triclopyr to kill Eurasian watermilfoil in Loon Lake.
The agency is scheduled to debate the permit request at its monthly meeting on Thursday. Its staff has recommended approval.
The Adirondack Council argues that the chemical would harm other plants, including a threatened species, and has killed large numbers of snails in another Adirondack lake.
