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Cases / Space debris and re-entry · United States · 2019

Monsanto admits illegal pesticide use in Hawaii and pays $10.2 million

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
What the record lacks: 2 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

Monsanto admitted using an illegal pesticide in Hawaii and paid about $10.2 million, Modern Farmer reported in November 2019. The sources reviewed do not describe any effect on wildlife or water.

What?
Monsanto admitted using a banned pesticide in Hawaii and paid about $10.2 million. Modern Farmer
Where?
Hawaii, United States. Modern Farmer
When?
Reported in November 2019. Modern Farmer
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
Harmed
  • Field workers — Allowed to enter the treated field after 7 days rather than 31. Modern Farmer
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Use of a banned pesticide, with a shortened interval before workers re-entered the field. Modern Farmer
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

Monsanto admitted using a banned pesticide in Hawaii and paid about $10.2 million, Modern Farmer reported in November 2019.

The company had allowed workers to enter the treated field after 7 days rather than 31.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    1. 2019-11Guilty plea
      Hawaii banned-pesticide violation
      Hawaii (United States) · Criminal · → Monsanto

      Monsanto admitted using a banned pesticide in Hawaii and paid about $10.2 million, per Modern Farmer. Modern Farmer

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record Not stated in the sources reviewed: the name of the pesticide, the site, or the court that accepted the admission.
    • None on record Not stated in the sources reviewed: any effect on wildlife or water.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Press and investigations

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