Activists Stall Worcester Pesticide Plan

Under pressure from SafeLawns, the Pesticide Action Network and especiallly the Toxics Action Network — which testified in person — authorities from the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture delayed a vote on whether or not to allow extensive soil drenching of imidacloprid across 15 square miles of Worcester, Mass.

Check back by noon tomorrow for an extensive review of the situation, which continues to grow more controversial by the hour.