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The seed company has been in the middle of debate over pesticide use on the island, an issue that has ramifications for water quality.

Some Kauai residents suing DuPont are refusing settlements that require a promise not to sue over medical issues.

Earthjustice demands the Department of Agriculture get a Clean Water Act permit or halt chemical pollution on the west side of Kauai.

The final report was supposed to be published Friday, but will likely be delayed after the group received about 200 comments on its draft version.

A new report commissioned by Maui Tomorrow shows how the Valley Isle could transition out of a century of sugarcane and into regenerative agriculture.

State Ag Director Scott Enright is also skeptical about a government-sponsored study calling for more regulation of pesticide use.

UPDATED: A state and Kauai County report calls for buffer zones and requirements that seed companies disclose details of pesticide use.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Monsanto’s motion to dismiss an appeal by the SHAKA Movement.

The 10 farm workers walked onto a field where the pesticide chlorpyrifos had been applied only 20 hours previously.

The Kauai Good Neighbor Program could go statewide by the year’s end, but food-safety advocates say mandatory regulations are needed.