In California, a judge has given the green light to a controversial pesticide spraying in Santa Cruz County. On Thursday, Superior Court judge Paul Burdick rejected the county’s restraining order because he said it could not prove the spraying would harm the public. The chemical, Checkmate LBAM-F, will be used to halt the light brown apple moth. Checkmate’s manufacturer, Oregan-based Suterra, has refused to release the ingredients of the pesticide and petitioned the courts to keep them secret. One hundred residents on the Monterry Peninsula reported respiratory illness after a similar chemical was sprayed there in September.

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Democracy Now! Headlines for November 2, 2007

- White House Downplays State Opposition to Iraq Posts
- Bush Gives Ultimatum over Mukasey Nomination
- California Judge OKs Controversial Pesticide Spraying
- Senate Approves 2nd S-CHIP Bill
- Product Safety Heads Took Industry-Paid Trips
- Rumsfeld: Muslims “Against Physical Labor”
- 2 Afghan Children Killed in U.S. Raid
- Hundreds of Thousands Displaced by Mexico Floods

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