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June, 2004

Court Stops Pesticide Spraying Along Salmon Streams

In a precedent-setting ruling, US District Judge John Coughenour has restricted the use of 38 pesticides near salmon streams and has required point-of-sale warnings on products containing pesticides that may harm salmon.

The ruling came in a case brought by fishing and conservation groups. This is a landmark decision that finally gives salmon relief from pesticides after a decade of agency inaction.

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