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Judge rejects Bush decision on pesticides

By Gene Johnson
Seattle Post-Intelligencer August 25, 2006

A federal judge in Seattle rejected on Thursday a Bush administration decision to weaken rules governing pesticide use. He said the change reflected a "total lack" of scientific justification and that there were "disturbing indications" the administration deliberately muted dissent from government scientists. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Ruling says that weakening of rules lacks scientific justification

A federal judge in Seattle rejected on Thursday a Bush administration decision to weaken rules governing pesticide use. He said the change reflected a "total lack" of scientific justification and that there were "disturbing indications" the administration deliberately muted dissent from government scientists. ...

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