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Vox: Meet the new neighbors: 7.5 million chickens and their mountains of manure
“Everyone has a right to use and enjoy their property” under common law, said David Muraskin, managing director for litigation at FarmSTAND. “What the Right to Farm laws have done…
Sentient Media: 81% of Meatpacking Workers at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns
“Industrial animal agriculture operates on a model of systemic exploitation to increase their profit margins at the expense of the well-being of animals, workers and rural communities. Today’s USDA studies…
The Cedar Rapids Gazette: Environmental group poised to sue Postville kosher meat plant
The group also is being represented by Public Justice and FarmSTAND, both of Washington, D.C., which have litigated environmental concerns on behalf of residents in other states.
Investigate Midwest: USDA’s investigation into Tyson Foods has collected thousands of documents. Would Donald Trump end it?
“We would expect to see an investigation like this closed or just die,” said Muraskin, citing Trump’s history of deregulation and business-friendly policies.
Michigan Public Radio: Stateside: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024
[T]his week the Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about whether undocumented immigrants are able to receive lost wages when they are injured at work. David Muraskin,…
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…