Local governments and landowners are spraying pesticides to protect trees from the Mountain Pine Beetle. Ryan Warner talks with Environmental Protection Agency Toxicologist Bob Benson and EPA Pesticide Specialist Peg Perreault - about the potential effects on humans and the water supply. Part of an occasional series. View other stories on the Pine Beetle Outbreak.
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