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April 6th, 2017

College of Environmental Science and Forestry Commits Campus to Bee-Friendly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ESF Commits Campus to Bee-Friendly College Joins Growing Number of Institutions Certified by Center for Food Safety under BEE Protective Campaign WASHINGTON– Center for Food Safe

April 6th, 2017

Hawai'i Legislature Fails to Protect Residents from Impacts of Industrial Pesticide Use

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HawaiÊ»i Legislature Fails to Protect Residents from Impacts of Industrial Pesticide Use Opportunity lost for meaningful regulation of toxic pesticides HONOLULU— Today the Hawai‘

March 31st, 2017

Oregon Issues Permit for Polluting Mega-Dairy

Statement from Center for Food Safety, Friends of Family Farmers, Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Columbia Riverkeeper, Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Societ

March 30th, 2017

Senate Ag Committee Vote on Perdue Disappoints Environmental and Food Advocacy Coalition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON– The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture today voted to advance the nomination of former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture to the full Senat

March 30th, 2017

Trump EPA Approves Continued Use of Notorious Brain-Damaging Pesticide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trump EPA Approves Continued Use of Notorious Brain-Damaging Pesticide Administration once again denies science at public’s expense WASHINGTON—Late yesterday, the Trump administ

March 28th, 2017

Trump Signs Away Action on Climate Change Impacts

Trump Signs Away Action on Climate Change Impacts Executive Order Unravels National Progress to Fight Effects of Climate Change WASHINGTON— Today President Trump signed an Executive Order that drastic

March 21st, 2017

Twice the Toxicity: Farmers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA for Approving Dow's Deadly Pesticide Combo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2017 Twice the Toxicity: Farmers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA for Approving Dow’s Deadly Pesticide Combo Approval will lead to sharply increased spraying of toxic

March 14th, 2017

Californians Not "Roundup-Ready": Citizens Triumph over Monsanto in Cancer-Causing Pesticide Listing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2017 Californians Not “Roundup-Ready”: Citizens Triumph over Monsanto in Cancer-Causing Pesticide Listing Court upholds Constitutional right of Californians to protect

March 9th, 2017

Hawai'i Fails to Protect Children from Toxic Pesticides

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HawaiÊ»i Fails to Protect Children from Toxic Pesticides Mandatory disclosure bill killed on the House floor HONOLULU— Today a bill died on the Hawai‘i House floor, and with it

March 6th, 2017

Bird Flu at Tyson Facility Underscores Need for More Organic Practices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bird Flu at Tyson Facility Underscores Need for More Organic Practices Higher animal welfare is critical to healthier, safer flocks WASHINGTON— Avian flu was detected in a Tennes

March 3rd, 2017

Bill protects bees in California from harmful pesticides

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO – Responding to a report released this week documenting the dramatic decline in wild bees in California and across the country, Senators Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and

February 21st, 2017

Environmental Groups Challenge New Permits for Industrial Dairies

SEATTLE — On Feb. 17, 2017, a coalition of environmental groups filed an appeal with the Washington state Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) challenging the Department of Ecology’s waste discharg

February 17th, 2017

Climate Change Denier Scott Pruitt to Head EPA Despite Major Public Opposition

Public health, environment and wildlife will be put at risk WASHINGTON— Today amid controversy and public outcry the Senate voted to confirm vocal climate change denier Scott Pruitt as the head of the

February 9th, 2017

Monarch Butterfly Population Drops By Nearly One-Third

Iconic Butterfly Has Declined by More Than 80 Percent in Recent Decades WASHINGTON— The annual overwintering count of monarch butterflies released today confirms butterfly numbers fell by nearly one-t

February 7th, 2017

HI House Committees Pass Six Bills to Protect Children from Toxic Pesticides

HawaiÊ»i Center for Food Safety Pressures Manufacturers to "Say What They Spray" HONOLULU— In a win for our keiki and our environment, today the Hawai‘i House Committees on Energy and Environmental Pr

January 23rd, 2017

Public Interest Groups, Farmers File Lawsuit Challenging Monsanto's Toxic Pesticides

Illegal approval of dicamba use on engineered crops will harm farmers, environment WASHINGTON—Farmers and conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit on Friday challenging the Environmental Protecti

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