Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Up Slightly, Still Below Extinction Threshold
25 May 2022, Canada: The yearly count released today of Monarch butterflies that overwintered in Mexico continues to show imperilment
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Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Environmentalists’ Appeal Seeking to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled California Bumble Bees
22 May 2022, California: On Monday, May 23, California’s Third District Court of Appeal will hear arguments in conservation groups’ legal
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Appeals Board Finds EPA Permit for First-Ever Industrial Aquaculture Facility in Federal Waters Violates Clean Water Act
10 May 2022, Florida: Siding with Center for Food Safety (CFS) and allies in an appeal, last week the Environmental Appeals Board issued
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Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Bee-Killing Insecticide Sulfoxaflor
19 January 2022, Honolulu: On Wednesday, January 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear arguments in
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Public Interest Groups Ask Court to Move Forward with Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Approval of Drift-Prone Dicamba Pesticide
08 January 2022, Arizona: Yesterday, public interest groups Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity, Pesticide Action Network, and
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EPA Admits Continued Widespread Dicamba Drift Damage, Yet Still Will Not Cancel Latest Registration Despite Harms to Farmers and Endangered Species
22 December 2021, Washington: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it will not cancel or impose further restrictions on its
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EPA Sued Over Failure to Close Pesticide-Coated Seed Loophole Killing Bees and Endangered Species
15 December 2021, California: Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Pesticide Action Network of North America sued the Environmental Protection Agency
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Groups Sue to Force FDA Decision on Petitions to Ban Phthalates in Food
08 December 2021, Washington: Today, Center for Food Safety and allies represented by Earthjustice sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in
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Senator Booker Reintroduces Legislation in Congress to Reform Pesticide Regulation and Protect Farmworkers
23 November 2021, Washington: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced legislation today to protect children and farmworkers by banning dangerous pesticides
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Organic Food Advocates Seek Reversal of Decision Authorizing Labeling of Hydroponic Operations as ‘Organic’
04 October 2021, San Francisco: Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS), representing a broad coalition of organic farmers, certifiers, and organic nonprofits, filed their opening brief with the Ninth
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