How We Work
Using Litigation, Science, and Public Action to Drive Change
Our Approach
We use the courts to enforce environmental, food safety, and public health laws when government agencies fail to uphold them.
Our experts analyze emerging threats, develop policy solutions, and ensure decision-makers are guided by independent science rather than corporate interests.
We expose failures in oversight and challenge unlawful actions that place people, wildlife, and the environment at risk.
We empower individuals and communities with the information and tools needed to advocate for a healthier and more sustainable food system. Success is measured not only by individual legal victories, but by creating durable protections that reshape policy, strengthen public safeguards, and build lasting momentum for long-term change.
Environment & Biodiversity Defense
The future of food depends on the health of the natural world. Center for Food Safety works to protect the ecosystems that sustain life, from pollinators and endangered species to soil, water, and climate stability. We challenge practices that drive biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, and environmental contamination, while advancing solutions that support ecological resilience.
Our Priorities
Whether defending monarch butterflies, protecting endangered species, or challenging pesticide approvals that threaten wildlife, our Environment and Biodiversity Defense work recognizes that human well-being and environmental health are inseparable.
Healthy Communities
Everyone deserves access to healthy food, clean water, and safe environments. Center for Food Safety works to reduce exposure to toxic pesticides and other agricultural pollutants that threaten human health. We advocate for stronger public protections, challenge dangerous chemicals, and defend communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.
Our Priorities
From protecting farmworkers and rural communities to ensuring regulatory decisions are grounded in sound science, our Healthy Communities work seeks to place public health at the center of food and agricultural policy.
Food Integrity
Center for Food Safety works to promote transparency, accountability, and integrity throughout the food system. We advocate for accurate labeling, rigorous oversight of emerging technologies, and policies that protect consumers, farmers, and food sovereignty. We believe innovation should serve the public interest, not outpace public safeguards.
Our Priorities
Our Food Integrity work ensures that new agricultural technologies and food products are subject to meaningful scrutiny before entering the marketplace.
