As Signing Ceremony for CAFO Bill Takes Place Two of Three Controversial Foster Farms Poultry Operations will Not Move Forward

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September 28th, 2023

As Signing Ceremony for CAFO Bill Takes Place Two of Three Controversial Foster Farms Poultry Operations will Not Move Forward in Stayton and Scio

Salem, OR — Yesterday, in a ceremonial bill signing, Scio farmers, rural residents, and advocates joined Governor Tina Kotek to celebrate the passing of SB 85, a crucial measure backed by rural Oregon

September 22nd, 2023

Proposed Oregon Mega-Chicken Operations Defeated

SALEM, OR — Today, in a victory for local communities and the environment, the Statesmen Journal reports that both proposed mega-chicken Foster Farms operations are no longer seeking permits to open.

September 11th, 2023

Groups Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution

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. The lawsuit follows EPA

September 6th, 2023

Legal Appeal Challenges Hidden GMO Foods in Marketplace

SAN FRANCISCO—Late yesterday, Center for Food Safety filed a legal appeal against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to its genetically engineered (GMO or GE) labeling rules that do

August 15th, 2023

EPA Denies Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition

WASHINGTON, D.C — Today, EPA denied a 2017 petition submitted by Food & Water Watch and dozens of co-petitioners, including Center for Food Safety, which urged EPA to strengthen its factory farm water

August 9th, 2023

Easterday Giving Up on Lost Valley Mega-Dairy

Salem, OR — In a victory for public health and the environment, media reports indicate that the Easterday family is giving up its attempt to re-open the controversial Boardman, OR. mega-dairy. The new

July 31st, 2023

Oregon Governor Signs First Reform of Industrial Factory Farm Regulation in Decades

Salem, OR — Today, after years of advocacy by the Stand Up to Factory Farms (SUFF) coalition to encourage state legislators to protect Oregon's environment and communities from the threat of factory f

July 17th, 2023

EPA Withdraws Decision on Toxic Fungicide Difenoconazole

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Following legal pressure from Center for Food Safety (CFS) and courts, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn its interim approval of difenoconazole, a potent

July 12th, 2023

Waialua Egg Farm Poses Environmental Risk from Manure Mismanagement

Waialua, North Shore of O'ahu - An inspection conducted by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) revealed concerns regarding Waialua Fresh Egg Farm's operations and its failure to adequately address i

July 6th, 2023

Congressional Bill Would Curtail State Health and Environmental Protections

SAN FRANCISCO–Center for Food Safety today blasted congressional legislation aimed at preventing states from enacting stronger-than-federal protections against pesticides that threaten environmental a

June 22nd, 2023

Oregon Legislature Passes Legislation Addressing Harms from Mega-Dairies

Salem, OR - Yesterday the Oregon Legislature passed SB 85, a bill to reform the regulation of factory farms and temporarily close an exemption allowing use of drinking water for livestock without a pe

June 12th, 2023

Washington State Dairies Agree to Clean Up Groundwater in Response to Lawsuit

YAKIMA, WA — In a court settlement filed Friday, DBD Washington, LLC and SMD, LLC, two factory farm dairies in Yakima Valley, WA owned by Austin Jack DeCoster, agree to clean up and limit water pollut

June 7th, 2023

EPA Failed to Protect Against Toxic Enlist Herbicides, Lawsuit Alleges

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

June 1st, 2023

Groups Sue EPA Over Failure to Regulate Insecticide-Coated Seeds

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to close a regulatory loophole

May 25th, 2023

Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Wetland Protections under Clean Water Act

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 Cl

May 12th, 2023

Genetically Engineered Mosquito Experiment in California's Central Valley Halted

Sacramento, CA—In a victory for environmentalists, scientists and vulnerable agricultural communities across California, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced yesterday the

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