SEATTLE, WA — Yesterday afternoon the U.S. Federal Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'(Corps) approval of Nationwide Permit 56 (NWP 56)—which auth
Portland, OR—Yesterday afternoon the United States District Court for the District of Oregon ruled against a pending legal challenge to organic "grower group" certification, a longstanding practice co
Today, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to disclose important records on how EPA evaluat
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity, along with Center for Food Safety and Pesticide Action Network North America sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to adequately pr
San Francisco, CA —The Center for Food Safety will take to court a polluting megadairy on Hawai'i's Big Island for endangering local waterways with massive amounts of manure waste and discarded milk.
Washington, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered an emergency suspension of the pesticide DPCA today, a toxic herbicide commonly used to kill weeds on crops like broccoli, onions, an
WASHINGTON – Center for Food Safety today submitted a groundbreaking petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging immediate action to address the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl
SACRAMENTO — On Wednesday, July 3rd, the California Legislature passed California's Climate Resilience Bond (SB 867, Allen). Now on the ballot as Proposition 4, if approved by voters in November, the
Yakima Valley, WA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed for a preliminary injunction to halt dairy pollution of groundwater against three mega-dairies in the Lower Yakima Valle
SEATTLE, WA — Today, a diverse coalition of environmental justice, labor, and conservation groups moved to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration's finalized phase II regulations
Boardman, OR – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has yet to respond to a letter sent last month by Oregon Rural Action (ORA) and community members affected by the ongoing drinking water contamination crisis
WASHINGTON - Today, nine organizations that represent farmworkers, public health officials, scientists, and consumers demanded that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) take immediate action to s
WASHINGTON — Pesticide-maker Bayer has asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to re-approve the dangerous pesticide dicamba for use on genetically engineered (GE) cotton and soybeans.
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Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the filing of a food additive petition that asks FDA to remove its approval of the use of fluorinated polyethylene as an
San Francisco, CA — Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) announced plans to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by continuing to ignore the imper
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, and Food Animal Concerns Trust filed a lawsuit to require the U.S. Food and Drug Admin