17.03.2017 | permalink
SALEM, Ore. — The controversy over genetically modified organisms is back in the spotlight at the Capitol.
Legislative committees held public hearings Thursday to discuss two new bills.
Farm advocates say they’re designed to protect family farmers from genetically engineered crops.
One bill would hold GMO companies accountable for contaminating traditional crops.
The other bill allows local governments to adopt their own laws to protect farmers from unregulated GMO companies, reversing a law banning local governments from regulating crops or seeds.
