LIHUE, HAWAII, Oct 17: Lawmakers on the tropical island of Kauai, Hawaii, yesterday approved a hotly contested measure aimed at reining in widespread pesticide use by companies testing new genetically modified crops on the island. The Kauai County Council passed the bill by a vote of six to one after months of protests by islanders and mainland US groups who wanted to see a range of broad controls on the global agrichemical companies that have found the island’s tropical climate ideal for year-round testing of new biotech crops. (agencies)
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