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Bloomberg Law: Pork Producer Exploited J-1 Exchange Visa Holders, Suit Claims
“I’m a part of this lawsuit because I want to force companies like Livingston to follow the law, and give people better opportunities to improve themselves economically and professionally, instead…
Portland Business Journal: NW Natural accused of greenwashing with customer ‘Smart Energy’ program
"'They ignore the excess methane that's created by the cows, there are not reliable in measuring claimed emissions benefits, they're notoriously leaky (and) equipment can malfunction,' Kelsey Eberly, a senior…
Law360: Oregon Gas Customers Sue Over ‘Greenwashing’ Program
“This factory farm system that Northwest Natural has tricked its customers to buy into ‘is entrenching both industrial agriculture and fossil fuel infrastructure,’ Kelsey Eberly of FarmSTAND, an attorney representing…
AgricultureDive: Former poultry growers sue Cooks Venture execs for operating ‘defacto ponzi scheme’
“Holding the people behind Cooks Venture accountable in court is important, and so is reining in larger agribusiness firms that exploit poultry contract growers as a standard business practice,” David…
Lancaster Farming: Farm Aid Panels Focus on Equity for Family Farmers
“On Wednesday of this week, we filed the suit against Tyson,” said Muraskin, whose group specifically focuses on industrial animal agriculture. “It’s lying about what it’s doing and saying it’s…
Inside Climate News: Tyson Foods Sued Over Emissions Reduction Promises
“They don’t appear to know the full scope of their greenhouse gas emissions,” said Kelsey Eberly, an attorney with FarmSTAND, one of the organizations representing EWG. “Tyson is taking very…
Food Ingredients 1st: Tyson Foods sued for “greenwashed” net-zero emissions and “climate-smart” beef claims
“There is no indication that Tyson has accurately and fully measured them. There appears to be no plan with any realistic chance of achieving net zero in a little over…
New York Times: Tyson Faces Lawsuit Over Labeling of ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef
A consumer-protection lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Tyson Foods is misleading consumers with claims about its efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Bloomberg Law: Foreign Farmworker Safeguards in Doubt as DOL Tests Its Power
Safeguards in the regulations like seatbelt requirements for employer-provided transportation are a “life and death issue” for many foreign workers in the US, said Leys of FarmSTAND.