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Clean Water Advocates Warn Pacific Seafood of Legal Action Over Warrenton Pollution

Notice letter alleges violations involving chlorine; Industrial aquaculture giant sued over separate Columbia River pollution ...
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Center for Food Safety Launches Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Iowa Skipper Butterfly From Pesticides

The Center for Food Safety filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for violating the Endangered Species Act because the agency ha ...
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Broad Coalition Calls on Congress To Reject Fast-Moving Legislation To Shield Chemical Companies from Liability

WASHINGTON, DC — Legislative language moving through Congress, intended to prevent farmers, consumers, and workers from holding pesticide manufacturers accountable for the harm caused by their toxic ...
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California Takes Pivotal Step Towards Resilient Food Systems: Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food System Investments Secured in CA Climate Bond

Over $1 billion in proposed investments in climate-resilient sustainable agriculture, local food system infrastructure, and farmworker well-being are included in the Climate Resilience Bond SACRAMENTO ...
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Mars Finally Removes Titanium Dioxide from Skittles After Decade of CFS Advocacy

This week, after almost a decade of advocacy by Center for Food Safety (CFS) and allies, Mars, Inc. confirmed they have removed titanium dioxide, a potentially carcinogenic food additive, from ...
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Center for Food Safety Statement on the MAHA Commission 5/22/2025 Report

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) commission, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, released a report chronicling the causes of rising rates of ...
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EPA Report Reveals Health Impacts of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Sewage Sludge

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, EPA released a long-awaited draft report demonstrating that toxic "forever chemicals" in sewage sludge applied to farmland can cause cancer and other diseases in people ...
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Victory! GE Salmon Company AquaBounty Shutting Down Operations

WASHINGTON – As a result of over two decades of legal actions and campaigning, the troubled biotechnology company AquaBounty has announced that it is stopping production of all genetically engineered ...
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Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight

SAN FRANCISCO—In a precedential victory for food and environmental safety, a federal district court ruled today that genetically engineered (GE) organisms must be regulated. The Court's ruling ...
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Center for Food Safety Sues EPA to Compel Withheld Pesticide Formulation Documents

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 ...
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The Summer the Supreme Court Tore Up the Rules

The Supreme Court's current conservative supermajority is not shy about overturning long-established settled law using extremist approaches to constitutional interpretation. This Court has upended ...