Court Clears Way For Landmark California Case On Pesticide Air Pollution

A federal district court has allowed a lawsuit to proceed alleging that the California pesticides department has failed to live up to its obligations under the state's clean air plan to reduce emissions from spraying chemicals. The case is significant because if environmentalists and the other plaintiffs prevail it could force the department to impose new regulations on pesticide applications in certain areas of the state to more stringently control ozone-forming compounds. In his 18-page ruling allowing the case to...