Mexican Grinch Halts Christmas Trees at Border

Posted on: November 20th, 2006
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“In one of the first actions under Operation Christmas Tree, Mexican environmental authorities have halted a shipment of Oregon-raised Douglas fir trees at the Mexico-US border. Mexico’s Office of the Attorney General for Environmental Protection (Profepa), publicly disclosed the action this week in an announcement unveiling Operation Christmas Tree, a multi-week campaign aimed at curbing possible environmental threats posed by the brisk seasonal business in Christmas trees. “

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