On Friday, Center for Food Safety and 12 groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency over the agency's failure to regulate factory farm pollution under the Clean Water Act.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Following legal pressure from Center for Food Safety (CFS) and courts, the U.S.

Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS), Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), and Alianza Nacional De Campesinas, Inc.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Sackett v. EPA that drastically limits the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act, with far-reaching consequences.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in a win for animal rights and public health advocates, the Supreme Court sided with California in upholding the state's Proposition 12.

CLAYTON, NY – Center for Food Safety and community members today sued Wood Dairy Farms in the Northern District of New York federal court to end the operation's pollution of the St.

WASHINGTON— The annual count of migratory monarchs that spend the winter in Mexico is once again dismal for the iconic orange-and-black butterflies. This year's count showed a 22% decline from 2022, leaving the butterfly highly vulnerable to extinction.

The count found only 2.21 hectares of occupied forest.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major victory for organic farmers and consumers, the U.S.

Olympia, Wash. – Late last week, community, environmental, and food safety advocates challenged two permits that will allow industrial animal feeding operations to continue to discharge pollution into Washington's waters.

SEATTLE, WA—Today, Washington State issued an executive order prohibiting all commercial net pen aquaculture in the state's marine waters. This is a huge victory for ocean ecologies and our environment.

Issue Background

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently completed its preliminary review of the first lab grown "chicken" to be sold as food. The FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are both reviewing "meats" which are grown in vats from cells extracted from living animals.

SAN FRANCISCO—Center for Food Safety (CFS) and a coalition of food labeling nonprofits and retailers filed an appeal last week with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging a previous ruling that allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue using the misleading terminology "bioengineered" and avoid labeling the majority of genetically engineered (GMO) foods. 

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency's failure to respond to a legal petition urging the agency to strengthen clean water rules governing factory farms has prompted a broad coalition of public interest and environmental justice organizations to file a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that aims to force EPA to finally issue a formal response.

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SAN FRANCISCO—Is change possible? Can we make a difference? A new Center for Food Safety podcast launching Sept. 29 features inspiring stories of change-making activists who have answered YES.

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, the U.S.

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 Biomanufacturing Initiative.

The President's new Executive Order to promote biotechnology by "streamlining regulations" sounds quite odd to anyone familiar with the use of biotech.

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, which pundits have hailed as the greatest U.S. investment to date addressing the climate crisis.

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.

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 major win for organic advocates, farmers, and consumers.

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 future generations.

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SAN FRANCISCO—In a major win for conservationists and wildlife, the U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, in a victory for Missouri peach farmer Bill Bader and environmentalists, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit issued a decision holding Monsanto-Bayer and BASF responsible for unprecedented damage to Mr.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a ruling in West Virginia v. EPA holding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) prior attempt to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants was improper without further authorization from Congress.

Today is a shameful day for the meaning of justice in our country. The Supreme Court's reactionary supermajority's ideological agenda to dismantle the right to choose safe and legal abortion harms everyone, but disproportionally harms minorities and low-income people. As the Dobbs dissent explained, today's decision was based on "power, not reason" or law.

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, in a historic victory for farmworkers and the environment, the U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, in a historic victory for farmworkers and the environment, the U.S.

WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, June 21, Center for Food Safety (CFS) will be hosting an hour-long webinar on the safety and sustainability of lab-grown, or cell-cultured, "meats," featuring panelists from CFS, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Consumer Reports.

WHAT: Free Webinar: A Conversation on Cell-Cultured Meat

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S.