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Bay Area lawmakers seek $32.2 million in emergency federal funds to fight grape pest
Bay Area lawmakers are asking federal officials for $32.2 million in emergency funding to battle a dangerous grapevine pest introduced into the region by Costco sales to consumers. Northern California, the heart of the U.S. wine industry, is threatened by an insect known as the glassy-winged sharpshooter, which carries a fatal disease that could wreak […] The post Bay Area lawmakers seek $32.2 million in emergency federal funds to fight grape pest appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Bay Area lawmakers seek $32.2 million in emergency federal funds to fight grape pest, Bay Area lawmakers are asking federal officials for $32.2 million in emergency funding to battle a dangerous grapevine pest introduced into the region by Costco sales to consumers. Northern California, the heart of the U.S. wine industry, is threatened by an insect known as the glassy-winged sharpshooter, which carries a fatal disease that could wreak […] The post Bay Area lawmakers seek $32.2 million in emergency federal funds to fight grape pest appeared first on Local News Matters .
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