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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…
Progressive Farmer: CAFOs Lose Environmental Exemption
Court Vacates FSA Policy Exempting Medium-Sized CAFOs From Environmental Review
Reuters: USDA rule exempting medium-sized factory farms from environmental scrutiny vacated
A federal judge on Tuesday vacated a rule that exempted medium-sized industrial livestock farms from undergoing environmental reviews before receiving government loans, after finding what she called severe problems with…
The American Prospect: Farmers Pay Big Ag to Lobby Against Them
The checkoff program, intended for marketing promotion but used as a slush fund for consolidated agricultural interests, is facing pressure for reform.
Indy Week: Federal Court Rules NC’s Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional
In a split decision the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that North Carolina’s “ag-gag law” is unconstitutional and infringes on free speech.