Report calls for Hawaii to clamp down on pesticide use

Hawaii’s legislature should “undertake a major update of [state] pesticide laws and regulation,” says a draft report commissioned by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, and by Kauai county. The $100,000 report was prompted by public concern over pesticide use on the islands by GMO seed companies, including Syngenta and DuPont Pioneer, reports Honolulu Civil Beat. According to… » Read More

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