Hawai’i has quietly undergone an agricultural revolution whereby chemical companies treat the islands as pesticide testing grounds for GE crops, but communities are fighting back.
Kaua’i Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. vetoed a crucial Kaua’i City Council ordinance that passed on a 6-1 vote after a 19-hour, emotion-filled city council meeting in October 2013.
On the island of KauaÊ»i, residents and the environment are exposed to pesticides applied to genetically engineered (GE) crops. The GE industry grows experimental and other GE crops on thousands of acres on the small island, in many places close to schools, homes, and waterways, and is known to spray some of the most toxic…
Earthjustice and the Center for Food Safety are prepared to intervene on behalf of community groups to defend a Kaua’i ordinance restricting the use of pesticides near sensitive areas by companies developing GMO crops, if any companies challenge the bill in court.
Joins in encouraging mayor to allow ordinance to become law
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