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March 22nd, 2018

HawaiÊ»i House Finance Committee Advances Landmark Pesticide Regulation Bill

HawaiÊ"i House Finance Committee Advances Landmark Pesticide Regulation Bill The HawaiÊ"i House Finance Committee strengthened and unanimously passed SB 3095 SD1 HD1, the pesticide regulation bill, ye

March 21st, 2018

Oregon Settles Case Against Factory Farm Polluter

Oregon Settles Case Against Factory Farm Polluter Coalition Urges Governor Brown and her Department of Agriculture to Learn From their Mistake in Permitting Lost Valley Mega-Dairy Salem, Oregon â?? To

March 13th, 2018

Trump Administration Undermines Organic Integrity, Withdraws Critical Rule for Welfare of Organic Animals

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture failed to uphold organic integrity and announced the withdrawal of a new rule improving the living conditions for animals on certified

March 6th, 2018

Over 40 New Products Added to Nanotechnology Database

Over 40 New Products Added to Nanotechnology Database New consumer products, from toothpaste to infant formula, found to contain nanomaterials added to interactive database WASHINGTON, D.C. â?? Center

March 5th, 2018

Annual Monarch Count Shows Butterfly Still Threatened

Annual Monarch Count Shows Butterfly Still Threatened Migration Could Collapse as Population Remains Low WASHINGTON, D.C. â?? The yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico, released

February 27th, 2018

California Court Ruling Ends Decades of State Pesticide Spraying

California Court Ruling Ends Decades of State Pesticide Spraying Judge Strips State Food and Agriculture Agency of Authority to Use Chemicals SACRAMENTO, Calif.— A judge has ordered the California Dep

February 27th, 2018

Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Ag-Gag Law Proceeds, State's Motion to Dismiss Denied

Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Ag-Gag Law Proceeds, State's Motion to Dismiss Denied Advocates for Animals, Workers, Free Speech and Food Safety Take on Agricultural Giants, Following Victories in Utah a

February 14th, 2018

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Trump Administrationâ€™s Rollback of Clean Water Protections

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Water Protections WASHINGTON—Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Envi

February 14th, 2018

Conservation Groups and Congressman Blumenauer Call for Action on Pollinator-killing Pesticides

Conservation Groups and Congressman Blumenauer Call for Action on Pollinator-killing PesticidesGroups Collect Thousands of Comments Urging EPA to Rein in Pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Blum

February 12th, 2018

Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Trump's EPA, Monsanto Over Crop-Damaging Pesticide

Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Trump's EPA, Monsanto Over Crop-Damaging Pesticide EPA Unlawfully Approved Monsanto's XtendiMax Weed-Killer, Ignoring Warnings of Rampant Drift, Destroying Crops on

January 30th, 2018

Consumer Groups Applaud Denial of Industry Petition to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Line Speeds

Consumer Groups Applaud Denial of Industry Petition to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Line SpeedsAnnouncement of Upcoming Process to Lift Line Speeds at Individual Plants Raises New Concerns Washingt

January 29th, 2018

Court Rejects Trump Administration Secrecy in Genetically Engineered Salmon Case

Court Rejects Trump Administration Secrecy in Genetically Engineered Salmon Case Federal Appeals Court Orders Government to Produce Documents on Approval of First GE Fish WASHINGTON—Late last week, th

January 25th, 2018

Hundreds of Groups Call on Congress to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides

Hundreds of Groups Call on Congress to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides A broad coalition of more than 250 conservation, consumer, agricultural and other public interest groups sent a letter

January 19th, 2018

A Government Shutdown Would Dangerously Hinder Food Safety

A Government Shutdown Would Dangerously Hinder Food Safety CFS calls on the Trump Administration to make food safety an essential service WASHINGTON—Today is the deadline for government funding approv

January 4th, 2018

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho's Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech Ninth Circuit Rules Audio, Visual Recording of Factory Farms is Prote

December 18th, 2017

USDA Gives In to Big Organic Poultry, Moves to Withdraw New Animal Welfare Rules

USDA Gives In to Big “Organic” Poultry, Moves to Withdraw New Animal Welfare Rules WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) formally proposed withdrawing a set of rules finalized

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