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Judge halts D.C. golf tree removal, demands answers on plan

A federal judge has blocked the removal of 430 trees at a D.C. golf course and demanded clarification on the project plan; environmental law moves slowly, apparently.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN Tonight
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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Washington Post says a furious judge has now halted the tree removal at that D.C. golf course and wants answers on the plan, and that's a wonderful development for stumps everywhere.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe stumps are legally protected now? They have more rights than my last landlord's tenants.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFour hundred thirty trees gone, and the course now has the best-defended hazards in the district.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPar four, one lawyer.

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