Environmental

State Bill to Overturn Local GE and Pesticide Limits Introduced in Hawaii

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014.  In the latest attempt to suppress the voice of local communities and scuttle the implementation of laws to protect health and the environment, last week a bill was introduced in the Hawaii State House of Representatives that will preempt (block) local governments from restricting the use of hazardous pesticides and genetically engineered (GE) crops. Though House Bill 2506is being promoted as the expansion of the state’s “Right-to-Farm Act,” the bill…

Proud member of LION Publishers

Most read stories this week

Take a Survey

ARCHIVES