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August 25th, 2015

CFS sues USDA for Withholding Genetically Engineered Crop Records, in violation of Freedom of Information Act

July 27th, 2015

CFS and ICTA file lawsuit challenging the EPA decision to conditionally approve the antimicrobial nanosilver pesticide product â€œNSPW-L30SSâ€ (previously â€œNanosilvaâ€)

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May 11th, 2015

| Animal Factories

CFS files lawsuits to stop groundwater pollution from industrial Dairies in Yakima Valley, Washington

View settlement with Defendant George DeRuyter & Son Dairy, Exhibits 1-4 (5/11/15)

View settlement with Defendant Bosma Dairy, Exhibits 1-4 (5/11/15)

View settlement with Defendant Cow Palace, Exhibits 1-5 (5/11/15)

Court denies Cow Palace's move for interlocutory appeal (1/28/15)

View Summary Judgment (1/14/15)

Order denying defendants' motion to dismiss (6/21/13)

View the Complaint (2/14/13)

April 27th, 2015

| GE Food Labeling

Court Denies Motion for Injunction Against Vermont GE Lableing Law

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View CFS and VPIRG's 11/14/14 Amicus Brief in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and In Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction

View CFS and VPIRG's 12/15/14 Sur-reply in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss

April 20th, 2015

| GE Foods

| Pesticides

Lawsuit filed against Environmental Protection Agency for approval of 2,4-D use on genetically engineered corn and soy crops

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Opening brief on the merits (10/23/15)

Motion to expand challenge to include 9 additional states

April 14th, 2015

| Organic & Beyond

Groups challenge USDA organic rule change to contaminated compost guidance.

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View ruling against Motion to Dismiss - 9/29/15

View Decision - 6/20/16

April 7th, 2015

| Organic & Beyond

Groups Challenge USDA Organic "Sunset" Rule Change

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Joint Statement

March 24th, 2015

| Nanotechnology

CFS and allies file lawsuit over EPA's failure to regulate nano-silver materials as pesticides

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View EPA response

March 17th, 2015

| Pollinators & Pesticides

| GE Foods

Federal court ruling against use of neonicotinoid insecticides in National Wildlife Refuges in the Midwest region.

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January 28th, 2015

| Animal Factories

| Food & Climate

Coalition of environmental, humane and community organizations files two lawsuits against Environmental Protection Agency for failing to address air pollution from factory farms.

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Exhibit A

Exhibit B

November 21st, 2014

| Hawai'i Center for Food Safety

| GE Foods

CFS, Earthjustice, local coalition file to intervene in lawsuit against Maui GE crop moratorium and impact study ordinance

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November 6th, 2014

| Food & Climate

CFS joined as an amicus in a legal brief to the United States Supreme Court, urging the countryâ€™s highest court to clarify the U.S. governmentâ€™s obligation to address climate change

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November 6th, 2014

| Animal Factories

Lawsuit filed by Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity against FDA over ractopamine in pigs

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August 26th, 2014

| Pollinators & Pesticides

Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity file legal petition to protect the Monarch Butterfly under the endangered species act

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July 8th, 2014

| Pollinators & Pesticides

CFS, Earthjustice, Pesticide Action Network and Beyond Pesticides challenged Californiaâ€™s illegal practice of approving new agricultural uses for neonicotinoid pesticides.

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June 17th, 2014

| Organic & Beyond

CFS and Twenty Other Groups File Administration Procedures Act Petition for Amendment of Rulemaking Concerning National Organic Standards Board Charter

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