U.S. farmers may face crackdown on pesticide use

U.S. farmers may face crackdown on pesticide use
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/07/25/98047/us-farmers-may-face-crackdown.html 

"The nation's farmers could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable ruling from a judge in Washington state, want the courts to force federal regulators to protect endangered species from the ill effects of agricultural chemicals."