Wayland Town Crier 7/6/12: Legislation targets tree clearing companies. A group of local lawmakers has filed an amendment to ensure that utilities such as NStar, which has come under fire recently for its tree removal program in the area, don’t leave eyesores in the wake of large-scale clearing operations. Attached to a bill on competitively priced electricity that the House passed last week, the provision requires utility companies to replace trees they cut down along their transmission lines with approved smaller plantings. The measure also gives state and local authorities more power to review and give input on landscaping plans. The amendment was filed by several local representatives including Chris Walsh, Tom Conroy, Tom Sannicandro and David Linsky, all of whom represent MetroWest towns where NStar embarked on an ambitious tree-thinning campaign over the past month.