Accusing state regulators of two decades of neglect, environmental watchdogs sued the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on Wednesday for allegedly failing to enforce a law aimed at monitoring and reducing the amount of pesticide that pollutes the air.
The suit, filed in Sacramento County Superior Court, accuses the agency of failing to fulfill a 1984 mandate to review all pesticides as potential air contaminants and regulate those found to jeopardize public health.
