On Earth Day, a groundbreaking new study published in the journal Nature documented serious impacts on wild bees from exposure to pesticide coated seeds used in major crops around the world.
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This week marks the beginning of a much anticipated trial of DuPont-Pioneer, one of the world’s largest pesticide and genetically engineered (GE) seed corporations. The class-action lawsuit is brought by a group of residents living in Waimea, a community located on Kaua’i’s west side, who have been exposed to repeated and ongoing use of hazardous pesticides associated with the corporation’s genetically engineered seed operations.