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, l
WASHINGTON—Earlier today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its latest amendment to the registration of dicamba sprayed over-the-top of genetically engineered crops for the 2023 growing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major victory for organic farmers and consumers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today finalized its Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule, aimed at ensuring the int
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— The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals today ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to address the harms of four pesticides to endangered plants and animals.
The court chas
SAN FRANCISCO— In a major win for pollinators and other wildlife, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to protect endangered species from the
SAN FRANCISCO–Center for Food Safety (CFS), along with environmental health and farmworker organizations, has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to test and regulate dange
WASHINGTON— A federal appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency today to fulfill its long-delayed mandatory duties to protect endangered species from the highly toxic insecticide cyant
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 environmen
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 Agricultu
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT—An international coalition of climate and food sustainability leaders today warned against "false solutions" being promoted at the COP27 climate conference by AIM for Climate—"a
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 th
SEATTLE—Center for Food Safety (CFS), on behalf of itself and nine conservation, tribal, and fishing organizations, filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington yeste
Sacramento, CA—Today, members of the California legislature submitted a letter to the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), demanding the agency not approve the first-ever release of genetically e
NEW YORK—Eight of the 12 largest U.S. supermarket companies, including Walmart and Trader Joe's, received an "F" on a new report card grading corporate policies regarding antibiotic usage in their pri
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Center for Food Safety and six other organizations recently filed a petition challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's pollution discharge permit for Velella Epsilon, the