[Anyone know what they're replacing the lead with? - LS]
DEC cops to shoot "green" bullets
By CARA MATTHEWS
White Plains Journal News (NY)
December 31, 2007
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is reducing its
negative impact on the environment by giving up lead-based bullets for
firearms training in favor of less harmful "green" ammunition,
Commissioner Alexander "Pete" Grannis announced today.
"(The) DEC is committed to leading the way in finding new ways - large
and small - to reduce the amount of contamination that is released into
our environment," the commissioner said in statement. "DEC's 464
environmental conservation officers and forest rangers are leading the
state by implementing a common-sense change to use non-toxic ammunition
in order to protect public health and the environment from the effects
of lead."
The "green" ammunition is less harmful to the environment because it is
lead free and includes non-toxic primers. The DEC's officers shoot more
than 150,000 rounds of ammunition a year for training, and they are
exposed to lead dust when they fire.
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For the entire article, see
http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071231/NEWS05/712310391
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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