Kauai ordinance on GMO crops is invalid, judge rules

U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren ruled that a Kauai County ordinance that restricted plantings of biotech crops is pre-empted by state law, says KHON-TV in Honolulu. The ordinance was approved last year and slated to take effect this month. Under it, large-scale farming operations would have been required to report the presence and use of pesticides and… » Read More

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