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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 ...
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CFS Petitions San Francisco Mayor to Stop Giving Away Poison Compost to Public
Compost is the sine qua non of organic gardening and farming. But the material that San Francisco is giving away to homeowners, gardeners, and the general public is toxic sewage sludge masquerading as ...
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USDA to Rubber-Stamp Contamination of Food with Illegal, Genetically Engineered Rice Banned in Japan and Europe
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today initiated fast-track market approval of an illegal, genetically-engineered (GE) rice variety that has contaminated long-grain rice throughout the South, ...
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Are Those Lunchbox Snacks Really “Healthyâ€
It’s back to school season, which means it’s time to get out the lunchboxes and head to the supermarket. Many parents (and kids) choose to pack lunches to avoid the often unhealthy and expensive ...
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New CFS Report Examines Devastating Impact of Pesticides on Bees and Pollinators
A new CFS report out today, Pollinators and Pesticides, examines the close link between neonicotinoid pesticides and pollinator population declines around the world. The publication provides a ...
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Perdue to Stop Using Antibiotics in 95% of Chickens
Center for Food Safety (CFS) today expressed support for Perdue Food’s decision to end the use of antibiotics in hatcheries. The move comes as a result of growing concern among consumers and public ...
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20 Leading Food Companies and Retailers Reject Ingredients from Cloned Animals in their Products
The Center for Food Safety and Friends of the Earth today announced that 20 of America’s leading food producers and retailers have stated that they will not use cloned animals in their food. The ...
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5 things you need to know about the Big Island Dairy litigation
An Idaho-based dairy is illegally dumping animal urine and feces into Hawaii Island streams. That's why in June 2017, community groups Kupale Ookala and Center for Food Safety sued the Idaho"‘based ...
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California Senate Preserves Local Rules on Genetically Engineered Crops
Proponents of precautions for genetically engineered crops today declared victory in their battle to defend the rights of counties and cities to enact local restrictions on genetically engineered (GE) ...
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Midwest Wildlife Refuges
Pesticides and Genetically Engineered Crops on Refuge Lands Are Illegal and Damaging to the Environment A federal lawsuit filed today seeks to halt the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops ...
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Pursuant to CFS Litigation Settlement, EPA Releases Evaluations Showing Severe Risk to Endangered Species from Neonic Pesticides
TOPEKA, Kan. – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a ruling by a lower court striking down Kansas's "Ag-Gag" law for violating the First Amendment. The lawsuit was ...