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Agri-Pulse: New legal group wants to ‘dismantle’ corporate ag
A new legal group will focus on “dismantling corporate agriculture,” particularly consolidation in the meat industry.
Sunnyside Sun: Washington State dairies to clean up groundwater in response to lawsuit
Upgrades to manure management, provision of clean drinking water to residents among the many improvements in the settlement.
El Sol de Yakima: Dos lecherías del valle bajo acuerdan mejoras medioambientales, limpiar aguas subterráneas
Dos granjas lecheras del valle bajo aceptaron realizar importantes mejoras medioambientales y embarcarse en un proyecto de limpieza de aguas subterráneas en el marco de un acuerdo alcanzado en un…
Capital Press: Two Washington dairy farms settle pollution lawsuit
Two dairy farms in Washington’s Yakima Valley have settled a lawsuit alleging violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in their handling of manure.
Yakima Herald-Republic: Two Lower Valley dairies agree to unique environmental cleanup plan
Two Lower Valley dairies have agreed to make significant environment-conscious upgrades and embark on a groundwater cleanup project in a federal court settlement.
Idaho News 6: Snake River Waterkeeper files a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Simplot
Boise-based Advocates for the West, representing the environmental advocacy group Snake River Waterkeeper, has filed a lawsuit against J.R. Simplot Company and Simplot Livestock Company claiming years of illegally polluting the waters…
Progressive Farmer: J.R. Simplot Sued for CWA Violations
An environmental group is trying to stop an Idaho feedlot from discharging manure and other waste into the Snake River as it has without a federal discharge permit since 2012.
Politico Pro: A bad day for CAFOs
U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday vacated a 2016 USDA rule that categorically exempted medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations from environmental reviews before receiving…