County council members throughout the islands say it’s now the state’s kuleana to act after a federal appeals court rejected...
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Monsanto to go ahead with greenhouse in Pima County without tax help
By Tucson News Now Staff (Source: Monsanto) PIMA COUNTY, AZ (Tucson News Now) –Monsanto has said it is going ahead...
Trump Administation Delays Listing Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as Endangered Species
An order that would have landed a type of bumble bee on the United States’ endangered species list beginning Friday...
Monsanto’s Roundup Must Carry Cancer Warning Label, Judge Decrees
In March 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO),...
Pima County has better options than Monsanto
As a Pima County planning and zoning commissioner for the past 12 years, I have witnessed the county’s impressive record...
New Paper Justifies Moratorium of GMOs
On Dec 19, 2016 a team of scientists published a new paper* revealing that GMO corn, NK603 a Roundup-tolerant variety,...
SHAKA Movement – Year in Review
It has been an exciting and challenging year for SHAKA Movement and the sister organization SAFE and the Safe Action Fund....
EPA sues Kauai seed firm over exposure to pesticide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is suing a Kauai seed company over the protection of agricultural workers at its crop...
State and local GMO bans declared legal
Federal law does not pre-empt state or local governments from banning genetically engineered crops that have been deregulated by USDA,...
Organic standards will exclude next generation of GMOs
The National Organic Standards Board voted unanimously on Friday to update U.S. organic standards to exclude ingredients derived from next...
Press Release
Shaka Movement Press Release on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals GMO Ruling This is a groundbreaking win for all...
Terminix, Monsanto Investigated For Pesticide Misuse In Hawaii
The EPA is also looking into alleged pesticide violations at Wonder Farm in Waianae. Meanwhile, a probe of Syngenta continues. The U.S....