Media Advisory: Fate of Puget Sound Commercial Fish Farms to Be Decided at Thursday's Virtual Hearing

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September 22nd, 2020

SEATTLE, WA— A challenge to permits allowing continued commercial fish farming in Puget Sound will be heard via Zoom on Thursday in King County Superior Court. The complaint, filed in February by Cent

September 21st, 2020

Victory! FDA Announces Major New Food Safety Protections Pursuant to Legal Settlement with Center for Food Safety

Washington, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule to establish additional traceability recordkeeping requirements for certain foods that are considered "h

September 18th, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency Releases Interim Decision on Toxic Pesticide Atrazine

Niangua, Missouri—Today, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the final interim decision reauthorizing the use of the toxic pesticide atrazine in majority of

September 16th, 2020

Over 157,000 Consumers Call on Home Depot and Lowe's to End Sales of Cancer-Linked Roundup

WASHINGTON – Ten environmental, consumer, and pollinator protection organizations delivered signatures from 157,196 consumers to Home Depot and Lowe's today urging them to remove Roundup and other gly

September 8th, 2020

New Test Detects Canola Engineered With Gene-Editing Technology

A coalition of civil society groups in Europe has announced the development of a new test for detecting genetically engineered (GE) canola developed with a gene-editing technique, demonstrating that

August 26th, 2020

Over 65 Organizations Call on Home Depot and Lowe's to End Sales of Cancer-linked Roundup

WASHINGTON – Sixty-six organizations representing over 7.5 million members sent letters to Home Depot and Lowe's today urging them to remove Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides from store sh

August 24th, 2020

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Center for Food Safety's Lawsuit Challenging the Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

On Tuesday, August 25th, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will hear arguments in Center for Food Safety's (CFS) lawsuit challenging the approval of genetically e

August 19th, 2020

750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Approved for Release in Florida Keys

750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Approved for Release in Florida Keys Community and environmental groups denounce decision citing environmental and health risks Marathon, FL—The Florida K

August 3rd, 2020

Victory! Court of Appeals Upholds Decision to Prohibit Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico

Victory! Court of Appeals Upholds Decision to Prohibit Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico Fishing and Public Interest Groups Applaud Reversal of Unprecedented Industrial Aquaculture Program New

July 29th, 2020

Nationwide Coalition Sues to Defend the People's Environmental Law

Washington, D.C. — A nationwide coalition of organizations from the environmental justice, outdoor recreation, and conservation communities, including the Center for Food Safety, filed a lawsuit chall

July 28th, 2020

Lawsuit Challenges "Bioengineered" GMO Food Labeling

(San Francisco, Cal.) Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump Administration's Department of Agriculture (USDA) challenging USDA's rules on labeling ge

July 22nd, 2020

Court of Appeals Decision on EPA Approval of Dow's Enlist Duo Pesticide

Statement from George Kimbrell, Legal Director of Center for Food Safety and Lead Counsel in the Case: Today's Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision correctly held that the U.S. Environmental Protec

July 23rd, 2020

Court of Appeals Retains Protection for Washington's Iconic Coastlines and Wildlife from Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture

Seattle, WA — Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied shellfish growers' motion to stay the recent district court decision nullifying the defective Nationwide Permit 48 (NWP 48) covering te

July 22nd, 2020

Florida Keys Delays Vote on Release of 750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes After Public Outcry

Florida Keys Delays Vote on Release of 750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes After Public Outcry Community and environmental groups applaud decision Marathon, FL — The Florida Keys Mosquito C

July 15th, 2020

Court Penalizes DeRuyter Dairy Factory Farm for Continued Community Water Pollution

YAKIMA, WA—Yesterday, Judge Thomas O. Rice of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington imposed sanctions against two large dairy factory farms in the Lower Yakima Vall

June 24th, 2020

Legal Settlements Awarded to Cancer Patients and Farmers Harmed by Monsanto Herbicides

Today, agribusiness and pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced several massive legal settlements totaling over $10 billion to compensate those harmed by products of its recently acquired subsidiary, the

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