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February 4th, 2025
North Dakota Federal Judge Upends Key Environmental Regulations
North Dakota Federal Judge Upends Key Environmental Regulations
Bismark, North Dakota — Late yesterday, a federal judge in North Dakota vacated the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Tw
January 16th, 2025
EPA Report Reveals Health Impacts of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Sewage Sludge
EPA Report Reveals Health Impacts of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Sewage Sludge
Washington, DC – On Tuesday, EPA released a long-awaited draft report demonstrating that toxic "forever chemicals" in sewage sludge applied to farmland can cause cancer and other diseases in people wh
December 30th, 2024
Farmers and River Protectors Take State Back to Court to Stop Mega-Chicken Factory Farm
Farmers and River Protectors Take State Back to Court to Stop Mega-Chicken Factory Farm
Linn County, Oregon—Today, local farmer and river protection groups filed an updated challenge to the Oregon Department of Agriculture's (ODA) individual water quality permit to J-S Ranch, a mega-chic
December 19th, 2024
Health Advocates Sue FDA to Remove Phthalates from Food
Health Advocates Sue FDA to Remove Phthalates from Food
Washington, D.C. — Today, a group of health advocates, including Center for Food Safety, and represented by Earthjustice sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to force the agency to reevaluate it
December 11th, 2024
Victory! GE Salmon Company AquaBounty Shutting Down Operations
Victory! GE Salmon Company AquaBounty Shutting Down Operations
WASHINGTON – As a result of over two decades of legal actions and campaigning, the troubled biotechnology company AquaBounty has announced that it is stopping production of all genetically engineered
December 10th, 2024
Monarchs Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
Monarchs Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
WASHINGTON— In response to a decade of advocacy by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect monarch butterflies as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
December 3rd, 2024
Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight
Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight
SAN FRANCISCO—In a precedential victory for food and environmental safety, a federal district court ruled today that genetically engineered (GE) organisms must be regulated. The Court's ruling overtur
November 21st, 2024
Statement on Center for Food Safety et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
Statement on Center for Food Safety et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
Washington, DC - Late yesterday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and CropLife America in our case t
November 7th, 2024
Center for Food Safety Statement on Former President Trump's Victory in Presidential Election
Center for Food Safety Statement on Former President Trump's Victory in Presidential Election
Following the election of Donald Trump to a second term as president, Center for Food Safety (CFS) issued the following statement: "Donald Trump's previous tenure in office was marked by an extreme wi
November 1st, 2024
Center for Food Safety's Statement on Oregon Department of Agriculture's Re-approval of Mega-Chicken Factory Farm
Center for Food Safety's Statement on Oregon Department of Agriculture's Re-approval of Mega-Chicken Factory Farm
Linn County, Oregon—Late yesterday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced that it is issuing an individual water quality permit to J-S Ranch, a mega-chicken production facility capable
October 29th, 2024
Environmental Groups Across the U.S. Call on EPA to Intervene in National Drinking Water Nitrate Crisis
Environmental Groups Across the U.S. Call on EPA to Intervene in National Drinking Water Nitrate Crisis
United States – Today, a group of environmental and community organizations from across the United States penned a joint letter to the EPA, asking the agency to use its emergency powers to intervene i
October 22nd, 2024
Study: EPA Set to Greenlight Widely Used Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Overlooking Evidence of Harms to Brain, Nervous System
Study: EPA Set to Greenlight Widely Used Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Overlooking Evidence of Harms to Brain, Nervous System
WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency is set to reapprove several neonicotinoid pesticides now in use across hundreds of millions of acres despite evidence from rodent studies of their poten
October 15th, 2024
Victory! EPA Ends Decades of Inaction on Assessing Endocrine-Disrupting Harms of Pesticides Pursuant to Legal Settlement With Farmworker and Environmental Health Groups
Victory! EPA Ends Decades of Inaction on Assessing Endocrine-Disrupting Harms of Pesticides Pursuant to Legal Settlement With Farmworker and Environmental Health Groups
SAN FRANCISCO–After decades of inaction, last Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed plan to implement its Endocrine-Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), EPA's progra
October 8th, 2024
US Fish and Wildlife Service Takes a Step Towards Protecting the Imperiled Iowa Skipper Butterfly
US Fish and Wildlife Service Takes a Step Towards Protecting the Imperiled Iowa Skipper Butterfly
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Today, in response to a 2023 petition by Center for Food Safety, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that Endangered Species Act (ESA or "the Act") protections may be
October 3rd, 2024
Center for Food Safety Endorses Toxic Free Foods Act To Overhaul FDA Chemical Regulations
Center for Food Safety Endorses Toxic Free Foods Act To Overhaul FDA Chemical Regulations
WASHINGTON—Center for Food Safety (CFS) is endorsing the Toxic Free Foods Act, legislation re-introduced last week by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) that would overhaul the Food and Drug Administration's (F
October 2nd, 2024
FDA Should Require Labels for Animal-Derived Products, Petition Says
FDA Should Require Labels for Animal-Derived Products, Petition Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), along with 16 other organizations, academics, physicians, and experts representing a wide range of interests, submitted a petition for rulemaki