WASHINGTON, DC—The following is a statement from Center for Food Safety's Science Director, Bill Freese, on the recently announced Executive Order which launches a National Biotechnology and Biomanufa
SAN FRANCISCO—Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for unlawfully withholding records about the impacts
SAN FRANCISCO —Today the Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed legal papers seeking to strike down the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) March 2022 approval of difenoconazole, a potent fungicide in
WASHINGTON, DC—EPA today released its draft ecological risk assessment of dicamba for its registration review of this weed-killing pesticide. Dicamba is the volatile chemical that has caused unprecede
WASHINGTON, DC - The following is a statement from Center for Food Safety's Executive Director, Andrew Kimbrell, on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
President Biden will sign the IRA into law today
SAN FRANCISCO—Center for Food Safety blasted Mars, Inc. today for failing to honor its pledge to remove dangerous toxins from Skittles and its other products by 2021. In an agreement with Center for F
WASHINGTON – Today the USDA officially committed to reinstate the 2017 Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule, affirming that the USDA Organic label includes animal welfare protections—a
The recently announced Energy Security and Climate Change Investments in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a much-needed step towards decarbonizing our economy and ensuring a stable climate for f
SAN FRANCISCO—The Center for Food Safety and allied organizations submitted comments to the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) August 1 and two weeks earlier regarding the agency's proposed
SAN FRANCISCO—Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for unlawfully withholding records regarding the Corps
SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, July 27, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Center for Food Safety's (CFS) ongoing appeal challenging a district court ruling that authorized th
WASHINGTON—According to multiple media reports today, President Biden is considering declaring a climate emergency, triggering executive actions to help rein in climate-damaging emissions. The news co
WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft biological evaluation today showing that the bee-killing insecticide sulfoxaflor is potentially putting 24 species of insects in jeopar
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied requests by conservationists and members of Congress to phase out the use of agricultural pesticides on national wildlife refuges.
The Servic
SAN FRANCISCO—In a major win for conservationists and wildlife, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ordered the Environmental Protection Agency today to review the potential harm a toxic new
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—On Thursday, July 7, 2022, a consortium of agricultural and pesticide interests filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court seeking to appeal a recent unanimous ru