Conservation groups just filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for suddenly reversing a 2014 decision prohibiting bee-killing, neonicotinoid pesticides and genetically-modified crops on national wildlife refuges.
Read ArticleConservation groups just filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for suddenly reversing a 2014 decision prohibiting bee-killing, neonicotinoid pesticides and genetically-modified crops on national wildlife refuges.
Read ArticleHawaii became the first state in the U.S. to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, a highly toxic neurotoxin that causes significant damage to brain development in children.
Read ArticleData just released shows that the monarch butterfly count fell by nearly one-third from last year’s count, indicating ongoing risk of extinction for America’s most well-known butterfly. This is largely due to the widespread planting of GE-crops.
Read ArticleA federal lawsuit has been filed against the EPA and Monsanto over the approval of Monsanto’s XtendiMax weedkiller, which puts hundreds of endangered species at risk.
Read ArticleThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that the EPA unlawfully approved a pesticide made with nanosilver particles by failing to show how it was in the public’s interest. An important victory.
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The Center for Food Safety is launching a very important initiative – a peer-to-peer online network for sharing seeds. With 10 corporations controlling 73% of the world’s seed supply, it is imperative that we have independent options such as this one.
Read ArticleFarmer and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA for approving XtendiMax, also known as Dicamba. Dicamba is already linked to increased rates of cancer and birth defects, and has caused outrage across the country even among non-organic farmers.
Read ArticleCenter for Food Safety and other non-profit groups sue the FDA over the fast-tracked and irresponsible approval of GMO mosquitos in Florida.
Read ArticleGiven that the beekeepers lost an estimated 44% of their colonies last year, it is imperative that the EPA bans the pesticides that are killing them.
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