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June 13th, 2018
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Push to Slash Protections for Waterways, Wetlands
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Push to Slash Protections for Waterways, Wetlands
California vernal pool by Joanna GilkesonLawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Push to Slash Protections for Waterways, Wetlands WASHINGTON, D.C. â?? Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challe
May 18th, 2018
Organic Stands in Jeopardy in New Version of Farm Bill – CFS Statement
Organic Stands in Jeopardy in New Version of Farm Bill – CFS Statement
Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee will markup the chamber's version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which includes a dangerous provision that could mean long-lasting damage to organic integrity. If passe
June 5th, 2018
Victory! Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge
Victory! Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge
Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge Makes clear states cannot chill speech and prevent advocacy groups from challenging in court Richmond, VA â?? The United Sta
June 5th, 2018
Bayer to Drop the Monsanto Name After Takeover
Bayer to Drop the Monsanto Name After Takeover
Bayer to Drop the Monsanto Name After Takeover This week, the $63 billion takeover of Monsanto by the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer will be finalized. Today, Bayer announced
May 25th, 2018
Lawsuit Challenges Delta Plan's Water Exports to Southern California
Lawsuit Challenges Delta Plan's Water Exports to Southern California
Photo credit: Daniel Parks/Flickr Lawsuit Challenges Delta Plan's Water Exports to Southern California SACRAMENTO, CA â?? A coalition of environmental groups today sued the California Delta Stewards
May 30th, 2018
Bayer-Monsanto Merger a Lose-Lose-Lose Proposition for Farmers, Eaters and the Environment
Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) approved the mother of all agribusiness mergers, blessing the union of two of the world's largest pesticide-seed conglomerates, Bayer AG and the Monsanto Com
May 18th, 2018
Nightmare Farm Bill Derailed - CFS Statement
Nightmare Farm Bill Derailed - CFS Statement
Today, the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass their 2018 Farm Bill, which included provisions to boost Big Ag and pesticide companies and overturn environmental and public
May 3rd, 2018
Proposed Regulations for GMO Food Labeling Could Leave Millions of Americans in the Dark
Proposed Regulations for GMO Food Labeling Could Leave Millions of Americans in the Dark
Rules propose options which discriminate against low-income, elderly, and minorities; could allow for many GMO foods to go unlabeled WASHINGTON, DC "” Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
May 2nd, 2018
Hawaii Becomes First State in the U.S. to Ban the Toxic Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos
Hawaii Becomes First State in the U.S. to Ban the Toxic Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos
Hawaii Becomes First State in the U.S. to Ban the Toxic Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos Bill also protects public health by requiring first-ever no-spray zones around schools and mandatory reporting of toxic
May 2nd, 2018
Advocates Sue FDA to Force Decision on Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Popular Foods
Advocates Sue FDA to Force Decision on Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Popular Foods
Advocates Sue FDA to Force Decision on Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Popular Foods FDA failed to act on petition to prohibit harmful chemicals used to flavor baked goods, candy, ice cream, and other foo
April 21st, 2018
219,210 Americans Call on EPA to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
219,210 Americans Call on EPA to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
WASHINGTON—A coalition of food safety and environmental groups delivered 219,210 public comments to EPA today, urging the agency ban neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading cause of pollinator decline. Th
April 18th, 2018
Community Groups Condemn Latest Spill of Cow Manure into Local Waterways
Community Groups Condemn Latest Spill of Cow Manure into Local Waterways
Community Groups Condemn Latest Spill of Cow Manure into Local WaterwaysWater Samples Reveal Discharge is Part of Repeated, Unlawful Pollution Endangering the Environment and Public Health OOKALA, HA
April 12th, 2018
Environmentalists and Farmers Seek Court Decision Halting Use of Dow's "Agent Orange" Pesticide
Environmentalists and Farmers Seek Court Decision Halting Use of Dow's
Environmentalists and Farmers Seek Court Decision Halting Use of Dow's "Agent Orange" Pesticide New Filings Reveal Enlist Duo Unlawfully Approved by Trump EPA, Will Harm Endangered Species and Non-GMO
April 9th, 2018
VICTORY! Washington Wildlife and Waters Saved from Neurotoxic Pesticides
VICTORY! Washington Wildlife and Waters Saved from Neurotoxic Pesticides
VICTORY! Washington Wildlife and Waters Saved from Neurotoxic Pesticides State Denies Permit to Shellfish Growers to Spray Neonics On Oyster and Clam Beds in Willapa Bay as "Too Risky for Washington's
March 22nd, 2018
Organic Advocates and Farmers Sue over Trump Withdrawal of Widely-Supported Organic Livestock Welfare Rule
Organic Advocates and Farmers Sue over Trump Withdrawal of Widely-Supported Organic Livestock Welfare Rule
Organic Advocates and Farmers Sue over Trump Withdrawal of Widely-Supported Organic Livestock Welfare Rule Nonprofits Challenge New Trump View of Organic that Would Gut the Label SAN FRANCISCO, CA "“