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December 30th, 2024

Farmers and River Protectors Take State Back to Court to Stop Mega-Chicken Factory Farm

ODA re-approved J-S Ranch without addressing major issues with water quality

November 1st, 2024

Center for Food Safety's Statement on Oregon Department of Agriculture's Re-approval of Mega-Chicken Factory Farm

J-S Ranch Permit Fails to Address Many Issues Brought by Farmers and Community Members

August 12th, 2024

Center for Food Safety Will Take Dirty Dairy to Court for Dumping Milk and Animal Waste

Meadow Gold Dairy on Legal Notice for Polluting Local Waters on Big Island

After Decades of Citizen Complaints, Dozens of Lawsuits, and a Safe Drinking Water Petition, EPA Takes Yakima Dairies to Court and Seeks To Halt Pollution

June 13th, 2024

Rural Communities Still Awaiting Governor Kotek's Response, OLCV & Center for Food Safety Join Oregon Rural Action's Request

Silence from Governor's Office Continues as Contamination Worsens, Thousands of Wells Remain Untested

March 26th, 2024

Lawsuit Filed Demanding FDA Respond to Petitions Seeking to Ban Ractopamine

FDA's approval for ractopamine relied primarily on safety studies conducted by the drugmaker.

December 18th, 2023

Groups Sue Montana Over Unlawful Factory Farm Water Pollution Permit

State permit lacks sufficient monitoring provisions to safeguard clean water

October 26th, 2023

Advocates Continue Fight Against Foster Farms Mega-Chicken Operation in Oregon

September 28th, 2023

As Signing Ceremony for CAFO Bill Takes Place Two of Three Controversial Foster Farms Poultry Operations will Not Move Forward in Stayton and Scio

Poultry company abandons two sites months after new CAFO regulations enacted in Oregon

September 22nd, 2023

Proposed Oregon Mega-Chicken Operations Defeated

September 11th, 2023

Groups Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution

August 15th, 2023

EPA Denies Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition

EPA "misses the moment" to address mounting factory farm pollution crisis

August 9th, 2023

Easterday Giving Up on Lost Valley Mega-Dairy

July 31st, 2023

Oregon Governor Signs First Reform of Industrial Factory Farm Regulation in Decades

Further protections still needed to shield Oregonians from factory farm threat

July 12th, 2023

Waialua Egg Farm Poses Environmental Risk from Manure Mismanagement

June 22nd, 2023

Oregon Legislature Passes Legislation Addressing Harms from Mega-Dairies

First state law in decades to protect public health and the environment from factory farms

June 12th, 2023

Washington State Dairies Agree to Clean Up Groundwater in Response to Lawsuit

Aquifer remediation, upgrades to manure management, and provision of clean drinking water to residents among the many improvements in the settlement

Center for Food Safety Applauds Supreme Court's Decision in Important Animal Welfare and Public Health Case

April 4th, 2023

EPA Agrees To Address Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition This Summer

If successful, the petition could push EPA to adopt tighter water pollution standards for factory farms across the country.

March 30th, 2023

Community Members Sue to Protect St. Lawrence River from Mega-Dairy Pollution

Center for Food Safety Members Demand Clean Water Protections

January 10th, 2023

Ecology's Rewrite of Industrial Dairy Permits Endangers Public Health; Threatens Waterways, Aquifers, Ecosystems Across the State

October 11th, 2022

After Long Delay, Groups Sue EPA for Response on Factory Farm Water Pollution Rules

Five years later, EPA has not responded to pollution petition

October 4th, 2022

Local Farmer Groups Sue to Challenge Mega-Chicken Operation Permit

"My farm has been in my family for five generations, and now it is threatened by an industrial mega-chicken operation next door,"

September 30th, 2022

Statement from Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch Regarding USDA's Dangerous Slaughterhouse Self-Inspection Program

September 13th, 2022

Statement on USDA National Organic Program Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule

August 5th, 2022

USDA Proposes to Reinstate Organic Animal Welfare Standards Gutted by Trump Administration, Marking Big Win for Organic Advocates and Consumers

"USDA has again confirmed our stance that organic does mean consistently protecting animal welfare."

August 2nd, 2022

Factory Farm Gas is Not "Climate-Smart"

July 19th, 2022

Biden Climate Emergency Must Address Industrial Meat Emissions

April 26th, 2022

Victory for Animals and Free Speech as U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Kansas Ag-Gag Law

The court denying review of the case cements a coalition victory in Kansas for animal protection, food safety, and worker safety

March 15th, 2022

Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law

March 7th, 2022

USDA to Undo Its Trump-Era Withdrawal of Organic Livestock Rule

Court Sends Withdrawal Rule Back to Agency

February 8th, 2022

Thousands Urge McDonald's to Follow Through on Cutting Antibiotic Use in Its Beef Supply

Pressure grows for largest burger chain to meet unfulfilled commitment as antibiotic resistance crisis worsens

January 18th, 2022

Dangerous Hog Slaughter Self-Inspection Program Should Be Stopped, Advocates Tell Court

Organizations file brief in key food safety case

December 6th, 2021

Center for Food Safety Calls for Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports Due to Mad Cow Disease

October 27th, 2021

Groups Petition EPA to Protect Washington's Drinking Water from Factory Farm Pollution

October 26th, 2021

Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution

Petition Calls for End to Decades-Long Amnesty for Factory Farm Polluters

September 15th, 2021

Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step; Urge Biden Administration to Grant Petition and Reject Big Ag's False Methane Solutions

August 20th, 2021

Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional

Coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First Amendment

July 14th, 2021

Report: Most Restaurants Fail to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Their Beef Supplies

June 30th, 2021

Washington Appellate Court Rejects State's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permits, Finds State Failed to Protect Water Quality and Account for Climate Change

June 17th, 2021

USDA to Reinstate Vital Organic Animal Welfare Protections Gutted by Trump Administration

April 6th, 2021

Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call for Biden EPA to Hold Industrial Dairy and Hog Operations Accountable and to Reject Big Ag Technology

February 19th, 2021

Pilot Swine Slaughter Plants with 'Self-Inspection' Rules Have Almost Twice as Many Violations for Carcass Fecal and Digestive Matter

February 5th, 2021

Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Dirty Swine Slaughter Rules Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court

November 18th, 2020

Center for Food Safety's Biden Administration Priority Recommendations Urgently Needed to Protect Our Food and Environment

November 17th, 2020

New Survey: COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought Unprecedented Awareness and Consensus Regarding Factory Farming Risks

October 12th, 2020

Public Oral Argument in NGO Groups' Unfair Practices and False Advertising Lawsuit Against Sanderson Farms

June 15th, 2020

North Carolina 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional

Wide-ranging Coalition Challenged Law on First Amendment, Equal Protection, and Due Process Grounds

Food Safety and Worker Advocacy Organizations File Legal Action to Implement Mandatory Worker Safety Standards at Meatpacking Facilities

5,000 meat and poultry plant workers have been sickened by COVID-19, but most facilities show no signs of improving public health and safety measures

April 22nd, 2020

Coalition Calls on Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to Address Mega-dairy Emissions

New Executive Order from Governor Brown directing agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should apply to emission from mega-dairies

April 15th, 2020

DeRuyter Dairy Factory Farms Held in Contempt for Continuing to Pollute Despite Court Order

April 9th, 2020

Groups File Suit Against Dairy for Endangering Public Health

Community groups and Center for Food Safety sue Majestic Dairy for polluting neighbors' drinking water

April 6th, 2020

New Swine Rules So Dangerous They Could Spur Another Zoonotic Pandemic

Analysis of newly released data reveals the New Swine Inspection Systems eliminates critical animal and carcass inspection

March 3rd, 2020

Groups Notify Yakima Valley Factory Dairy of Intent to Sue for Endangering Public Health

Community Groups and Center for Food Safety will take View Point Dairy to court for polluting neighbor's drinking water

February 25th, 2020

Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, and Over 70 Groups Advocate for Passage of Bill That Will Reduce Threat of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

Legislation is Necessary to Protect Public Health

February 12th, 2020

Groups Sue Farm Service Agency for Concealing Records on Funding of Industrial Animal Ag

FSA's history of withholding records from advocacy groups violates federal law and shields the provision of public funds from public scrutiny

January 22nd, 2020

Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional

Coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First Amendment

January 16th, 2020

Groups Petition EPA to Take Emergency Action On Chronic Groundwater Pollution in Rural Oregon

Oregon officials have failed to meaningfully address drinking water contamination for three decades, may approve a new mega-dairy in the area

January 13th, 2020

New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA's Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System

Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch just filed a lawsuit to protect consumers of pork products

January 6th, 2020

Groups Poised to Sue Another Yakima Valley Factory Dairy for Endangering Public Health

Community Groups and Center for Food Safety will take Majestic dairy to court for polluting neighbors' drinking water

December 6th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program

September 25th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices

September 18th, 2019

New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers

History shows self-inspection of meat spells disaster for food and worker safety

September 12th, 2019

Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board

April 22nd, 2019

Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law