JUDGE BLASTS STATE OVER PESTICIDE EMISSION-REDUCTION PLAN

A U.S. district court judge blasted Cal/EPA officials this week over an "incomprehensible" state implementation plan (SIP) at the center of a key lawsuit between activists and the pesticides department over the department's role in reducing pesticide emissions. If environmentalists prevail, the department could be required to implement regulations to further reduce ozone-forming compounds from pesticide emissions in many areas of the state. The lawsuit pits the Center for Race, Poverty & the Environment (CRPE) against the Department of Pesticide...