Update 2:30pm: The hearing has ended. Amy Standen's final tweet:
#Judge sends state attys off with homework: Convince me that you looked at alternatives to#methyliodide. Enviros feeling optimistic.
Original Post:
KQED's News Fix blog is following today's trial on Methyl Iodide, the fumigant approved in 2010 for use in strawberries, despite the concerns of scientists at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation itself. KQED reporter Amy Standen is tweeting live from the courthouse.
Get the background and live tweets here.