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April 2nd, 2024
Center for Food Safety Demands Endangered Species Protection for Imperiled Butterfly
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March 30th, 2023
EPA: Sulfoxaflor Insecticide Likely Puts 63 Endangered Species in Jeopardy of Extinction
Final Analysis Finds Grave Harm to Imperiled Species Despite Label Changes Aimed at Reducing Impacts to Protected Plants, Animals
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March 28th, 2023
Center for Food Safety Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Imperiled Iowa Skipper Butterfly
Like Monarchs, Another Iconic Butterfly Being Driven to Extinction by Pesticides and Industrial Agriculture
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March 22nd, 2023
New Eastern Monarch Butterfly Count Indicates Pollinator Still Threatened
Long-Term Decline of 90% Going Into Endangered Species Act Decision
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December 21st, 2022
Court Rules EPA's Registration of Bee-Killing Insecticide Unlawful, Citing Failure to Assess Risks to Endangered Species
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November 22nd, 2022
Court Orders EPA to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Toxic Pesticide
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July 19th, 2022
EPA Finds New Insecticide Is Putting Over 100 Species in Jeopardy of Extinction
Sulfoxaflor Likely Harms More Than One-Third of Protected Plants, Animals
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July 11th, 2022
Agricultural and Pesticide Interests Seek to Appeal Recent Ruling that Bees can be Protected by California's Endangered Species Act
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June 24th, 2022
Statement on the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson
While today is a dark day, it is a clarion call for all those who care about building a more equitable and just society.
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June 16th, 2022
EPA Admits Grave Harm to Hundreds of Endangered Species from Neonicotinoid Insecticides
New Analysis Completed as Required by 2019 CFS Litigation Settlement; Acknowledges Neonics Are "Likely to Adversely Affect" up to 79% of America's endangered species
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May 31st, 2022
California Court Paves the Way for Protection of Imperiled Bumble Bees and Other Insects
First-ever listing of insects under the California Endangered Species Act
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May 24th, 2022
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Up Slightly, Still Below Extinction Threshold
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May 20th, 2022
Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Environmentalists' Appeal Seeking to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled California Bumble Bees
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February 24th, 2022
Legal Petition Urges Biden Administration to Ban Toxic Agricultural Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges
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January 18th, 2022
Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Bee-Killing Insecticide Sulfoxaflor
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December 21st, 2021
EPA Admits Continued Widespread Dicamba Drift Damage, Yet Still Will Not Cancel Latest Registration Despite Harms to Farmers and Endangered Species
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December 21st, 2021
CFS Statement on EPA's Summary of Dicamba-Related Incident Reports from the 2021 Growing Season
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December 21st, 2021
Lawsuit Challenges EPA's Failure to Obey Court Order to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Toxic Pesticide
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December 15th, 2021
EPA Sued Over Failure to Close Pesticide-Coated Seed Loophole Killing Bees and Endangered Species
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November 22nd, 2021
Senator Booker Reintroduces Legislation in Congress to Reform Pesticide Regulation and Protect Farmworkers
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August 26th, 2021
Pursuant to CFS Litigation Settlement, EPA Releases Evaluations Showing Severe Risk to Endangered Species from Neonic Pesticides
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June 24th, 2021
Kroger Urged to Eliminate Bee-Toxic Pesticides from Its Food Supply Chain
Groups urge grocer to save bees from "insect apocalypse" during National Pollinator Week
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February 25th, 2021
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Falls Again
Endangered Species Act Protection Urgent for Iconic Pollinator
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February 16th, 2021
Opening Brief Filed in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Expansion of Bee-killing Insecticide Sulfoxaflor
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February 8th, 2021
Conservationists and California Fish and Game Commission Pursue Appeal to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled Bumble Bees
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December 16th, 2020
UPDATE: MAJOR VICTORY ON MONARCHS PROTECTION— Monarch Butterflies Put on Candidate Waiting List for Endangered Species Act Protection
Monarch Butterflies put on Candidate Waiting List for Endangered Species Act Protection
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October 23rd, 2020
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Dangerous New Fungicide
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October 7th, 2020
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Protect Biodiversity, Coastal Waters, and Working Lands
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March 20th, 2020
Farmworkers and Conservationists Sue EPA for Re-Approving Monsanto Cancer-Causing Pesticide
Ignoring science to side with Monsanto/Bayer, EPA has repeatedly failed to assess glyphosate's impacts on public health and endangered species
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March 20th, 2020
Trump Administration Proposes Allowing GE Crops on Thousands of Acres of National Wildlife Refuges
Plan Would Green-light Growing Crops Engineered for Increased Herbicide Use on Dozens of Refuges Throughout Southeast
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March 13th, 2020
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Decreases by More than Half
Population Overwintering in Mexico Falls Well Below Extinction Threshold
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August 20th, 2019
Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA's 200 Million-Acre Expansion of Bee-Killing Pesticide
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August 14th, 2019
Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Approval of Monsanto's Crop-Damaging Dicamba Pesticide
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July 18th, 2019
The Trump Administration Again Refuses to Ban the Brain-Toxic Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos
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April 16th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Launches Groundbreaking App to Save Pollinators: Wild Bee ID
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October 16th, 2018
Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California's Endangered Bumble Bees
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September 6th, 2018
Legal Petition Urges Feds to End Toxic Agricultural Pesticide Use on Alabama Wildlife Refuge Complex
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April 21st, 2018
219,210 Americans Call on EPA to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
Groups deliver hundreds of thousands of comments to EPA Headquarters for neonicotinoid comment period
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February 14th, 2018
Conservation Groups and Congressman Blumenauer Call for Action on Pollinator-killing Pesticides
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January 25th, 2018
Hundreds of Groups Call on Congress to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides
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December 13th, 2017
Victory! Monsanto Shill Dourson Withdraws After Public Outcry
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November 16th, 2017
Industry-Driven Bill Guts Federal Safeguards Protecting Endangered Species from Toxic Pesticides
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November 14th, 2017
More than 1 Million People Call on Department of Justice to Block Bayer-Monsanto Merger
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November 9th, 2017
CFS Defends Arkansas from Monsanto Lawsuit
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September 20th, 2017
Victory! Court of Appeal Rejects California's Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides
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June 30th, 2017
EPA must consider harm to endangered species when approving pesticides
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June 19th, 2017
New Film to Promote Pollinator Protection Kicks Off Keep the Hives Alive Coalition’s 10th Annual National Pollinator Week
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June 18th, 2017
Restaurants in Nation's Capital Feature Foods Reliant on Pollinators for National Pollinator Week
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May 22nd, 2017
Landmark Report Shows Bee-killing Seed Coatings Aren't Worth the Harm
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May 9th, 2017
CFS Victory! Court Holds Bee-killing Pesticide Approvals Violated the Law
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May 3rd, 2017
Report Shows Continued Widespread Water Contamination from Bee-Killing Neonic Pesticides
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April 27th, 2017
Legal Action Taken Against EPA to Protect Bees, Environment from Pesticide-Coated Seeds
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April 27th, 2017
Groups File Amicus in Support of Montgomery County, MD Pesticide Restrictions
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April 18th, 2017
Why CFS is Marching for Science and Climate
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April 6th, 2017
College of Environmental Science and Forestry Commits Campus to Bee-Friendly
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March 30th, 2017
Trump EPA Approves Continued Use of Notorious Brain-Damaging Pesticide
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March 21st, 2017
Twice the Toxicity: Farmers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA for Approving Dow's Deadly Pesticide Combo
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March 14th, 2017
Californians Not "Roundup-Ready": Citizens Triumph over Monsanto in Cancer-Causing Pesticide Listing
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March 3rd, 2017
Bill protects bees in California from harmful pesticides
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February 9th, 2017
Monarch Butterfly Population Drops By Nearly One-Third
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January 23rd, 2017
Public Interest Groups, Farmers File Lawsuit Challenging Monsanto's Toxic Pesticides
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January 19th, 2017
Consumer and Environmental Groups Praise Klobuchar, Question if Sessions Can be Trusted on Antitrust Enforcement
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January 12th, 2017
EPA Identifies Risks from Bee-Toxic Pesticides, Delays Needed Action
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December 12th, 2016
Canada to Protect Declining Monarch Butterfly as Endangered Species
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December 6th, 2016
New Report Confirms Bee-Killing Pesticides Cause Other Widespread Environmental Harm
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November 22nd, 2016
Court Fails to Protect Bees and Beekeepers from Toxic Pesticides
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November 10th, 2016
The Food Movement Will Move Forward
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November 1st, 2016
After Cursory Review, EPA Proposes Dramatic Expansion of Toxic Pesticide Blend Enlist Duo
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October 3rd, 2016
Preferred Popcorn Moves to Protect Bees and the Environment
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July 5th, 2016
Agreement: Monarch Butterfly to Get Endangered Species Act Protection Decision by 2019
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June 13th, 2016
Local Restaurants Launch Campaign to Protect Pollinators during National Pollinator Week
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May 25th, 2016
Report Offers Hope to Hawai‘i Residents Eager for Upgrades to State’s Pesticide Regulations
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May 9th, 2016
Macalester College Signs Resolution to 'Bee' Friendly
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April 27th, 2016
Antioch College becomes Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus
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April 12th, 2016
A Miracle For Bees
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April 4th, 2016
Villanova University becomes Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus
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March 21st, 2016
Study: World's Largest Monarch Population Could Disappear in 20 Years
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March 10th, 2016
Obama Administration Sued Over Failure to Protect Monarch Butterflies
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March 8th, 2016
USDA Urged to Reform Scientific Integrity Policy after Allegations of Scientific Censorship
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February 26th, 2016
Monarch Butterfly Population Rebounds to 68 Percent of 22-year Average, But Still Low
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February 11th, 2016
Center for Food Safety Challenges EPA's Failure to Enforce Water Protections
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February 2nd, 2016
Legal Petition Urges EPA to Protect Waters from Widespread Insecticide Contamination
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January 6th, 2016
Beekeeper, Farmers, and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA over Failed Oversight of Neonicotinoid-coated Seeds
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January 5th, 2016
Lawsuit Launched for Endangered Species Act Protection of Monarch Butterflies
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November 25th, 2015
Victory! Pop Secret Becomes Second Company to Remove Neonicotinoids from Popcorn Supply in Response to Public Pressure
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November 18th, 2015
Alarming Public Health Study Documents Effects of Bee-killing Insecticides on People in Japan
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October 22nd, 2015
Victory! Pop Weaver to Remove Neonicotinoids from Popcorn Supply in Response to Public Pressure
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October 15th, 2015
New Campaign Targets Popcorn Companies' Use of Bee-Toxic Insecticide
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September 16th, 2015
New Report Shows Widespread Water Body Contamination from Neonicotinoid Insecticides
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September 10th, 2015
Court Finds Bee-Toxic Pesticide Sulfoxaflor Approved Illegally
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August 19th, 2015
USGS Finds Widespread Contamination of Neonicotinoids in U.S. Streams
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June 18th, 2015
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Dangerous New Chemical Cocktail
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June 10th, 2015
Groups Launch Legal Appeal to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide
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May 28th, 2015
EPA Plan to Save Bees Skirts the Issue, Ignores Most Problematic Form of Pesticide Use
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May 19th, 2015
White House Plan to Protect Pollinators Aims High but Falls Short on Deliverables
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May 13th, 2015
Congressional Hearing on Pollinator Health Skirts the Issues
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May 4th, 2015
USDA Comments to EPA on Neonicotinoid Benefits Reveal USDA’s Flagrant Pro-Pesticide Bias
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April 22nd, 2015
Latest Studies Show Alarming New Impacts of Common Insecticide on Bees
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April 9th, 2015
Lowe's Agrees to Phase Out Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Insecticides
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April 6th, 2015
Center for Food Safety Condemns Monsanto's Monarch Recovery Pledge as Greenwashing
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April 2nd, 2015
Broad alliance critiques EPA's announcement on bee-harming pesticides, urges agency to go further to protect pollinators
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March 24th, 2015
Pressure Mounts on White House to Protect Bees from Pesticides
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March 17th, 2015
Court Disapproves "Neonic" Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges
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March 17th, 2015
50+ Members of Congress Urge Obama Administration to Protect Monarch Butterfly Under Endangered Species Act
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March 16th, 2015
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Wildlife From New, Toxic Pesticide
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March 16th, 2015
California Legislature Introduces Bill to Protect Bees from Pesticides
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March 4th, 2015
Over 4 Million People Press Obama to Protect Bees
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March 2nd, 2015
Pressure for Federal Protection of Monarch Butterfly Grows As Public Comment Period Closes
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February 9th, 2015
Center for Food Safety: FWS Campaign to Save Monarchs is Inadequate, Misses Major Driver in Population Decline
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February 5th, 2015
Monsanto's Roundup Ready Crop System Puts Monarch Butterflies at Brink of Extinction
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January 27th, 2015
Monarch Numbers Up Slightly, But Butterfly Still at Risk of Extinction
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December 29th, 2014
Monarch Butterfly Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
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November 13th, 2014
Leading Scientists, Over 200 Groups and Companies Call for Monarch Protection
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November 5th, 2014
Food Movement Leaders Re-elected to Congress
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October 23rd, 2014
Center for Food Safety Statement on White House Failure to Meet Pollinator Report Deadline
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October 17th, 2014
EPA Announces Neonicotinoid Seed Coating of Little or No Benefit to U.S. Soybean Production
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September 12th, 2014
New Pollinator Bill Helps Pesticide Industry, Not Bees or Beekeepers
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August 26th, 2014
After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly
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August 7th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Congratulates Vermont Law School, the Nation's First Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus
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July 31st, 2014
Fish And Wildlife Service Agrees to Phase-Out Genetically Engineered Crops and Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides on National Refuges
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July 25th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Calls for Immediate Suspension of Neonicotinoids Based on High Contamination Levels Found in Aquatic Environments by U.S. Geological Survey
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July 14th, 2014
Victory! Fish and Wildlife Service to Phase Out Neonicotinoids
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July 8th, 2014
Groups Challenge California's Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides
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June 27th, 2014
Home Depot and BJ's Wholesale Club Agree to Curb Bee-Killing Pesticides
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June 24th, 2014
Scientists Release Landmark 'Worldwide Assessment' of Bee-Harming Pesticides, Call for Global Action
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June 20th, 2014
White House Offers Hope for Pollinators
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June 3rd, 2014
Groups Fight to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide
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May 15th, 2014
Bee Loss Numbers Worse than Reported, Threat to Food Supply Remains
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April 29th, 2014
Congressional Hearing Ignores Elephant in the Room on Bee Health & Pesticides
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March 24th, 2014
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide
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March 24th, 2014
New Report: Widely-Used Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Are Unnecessary in Most Cases
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March 20th, 2014
Half a Million Demand Action from EPA to Save Bees
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February 14th, 2014
Advocates Urge California Officials to "Show Bees Some Love"
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February 4th, 2014
New Research Reveals Bayer Seed Treatment Fluid is Not a Viable Alternative to Protect Honey Bees
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December 16th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Joins Fight Against Newest Bee-killer, Sulfoxaflor
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December 10th, 2013
Industry Report on Neonicotinoid Pesticides Predictably Ignores Key Questions, Lacks Hard Data
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December 2nd, 2013
Broad Coalition is Building Buzz to Raise Awareness of Pollinator Declines
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October 23rd, 2013
Agriculture and Beekeeping Groups Demand Pollinator Protection in Farm Bill
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September 5th, 2013
New CFS Report Examines Devastating Impact of Pesticides on Bees and Pollinators
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August 16th, 2013
EPA Admits Safety Labels Fail to Protect Pollinators Vital to Food Supply
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July 12th, 2013
Landmark Pollinator Protection Bill Announced in Congress
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June 20th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Applauds Passage of Pollinator Protection Amendment in Farm Bill
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April 19th, 2013
Groups Call for Protection of Honey Bees on Earth Day
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April 5th, 2013
U.K. Parliamentary Commission Calls for Moratorium on Bee-Killing Pesticides
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March 21st, 2013
CFS, Beekeepers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA Over Bee-Toxic Pesticides
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February 20th, 2013
Groups Challenge Proposed EPA Approval of Dangerous New Pesticide
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February 1st, 2013
EU Commission Takes Steps To Suspend Bee-Toxic Pesticides
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January 16th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Calls on EPA to Follow European Cue, Find Bee-Killing Insecticides Unsafe
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September 6th, 2012
Environmental, Public Interest Groups Ready for Legal Action Over EPA Approval of Wildlife Endangering Chemicals
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July 19th, 2012
EPA to Beekeepers: Buzz Off
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