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The State - News from March 6, 1988

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Environmentalists have won a court battle against the state Department of Transportation, halting the spraying of herbicides along California 1 in Marin County. Chemicals used by Caltrans to kill grasses and plants along the scenic 50-mile stretch of road starting just north of the Golden Gate Bridge should be further studied to determine their environmental impact, Superior Court Judge Richard Breiner said. “I guess for a while things are going to look a little seedy out there,” Caltrans spokesman Gary Hauke said.

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