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Radio Iowa: State Supreme Court hears arguments in water quality lawsuit
The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case where the state is asking that a lawsuit by environmental groups that challenge the strategy for handling farm runoff into…
Iowa Public Radio: Iowa Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Water Quality Lawsuit Proceeds
The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges the legislature’s voluntary approach to regulating nutrient pollution in the Raccoon River from farm runoff.
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments over water quality in Raccoon River
Environmental groups that want the state to regulate farm pollution running into waterways took their arguments to the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food…
Agri-Pulse: Iowa high court to hear arguments in water case involving ancient legal doctrine
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to require the state to adopt a mandatory nutrient reduction program in the Raccoon River watershed, which…
Law360: Pa. Meatpackers Urge Court Action Over Virus Safety Plans
A group of workers told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s failure to enforce COVID-19 protocols at a Scranton-area meat processing plant underscored…
Law360: 3 Takeaways From Smithfield’s Hog Farm Stench Settlement
When Smithfield Foods Inc. settled nuisance suits brought by hundreds of neighbors over the stench from hog waste lagoons, it placed a major legal threat in the rearview mirror hours…
Law360: OSHA Won’t Fine Meatpacker Accused Of COVID-19 Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s workplace safety arm will not cite a meat processing company investigated for alleged COVID-19 violations, despite a lawsuit by workers urging a Pennsylvania federal court…
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa’s ‘ag gag’ has stifled investigations, despite pending court challenges
The legality of Iowa’s controversial “ag gag” law, designed to block undercover investigations at agricultural facilities, could soon be decided by a federal judge.
Bloomberg Law: Tyson Heads for Trial on Claims It Depressed Prices for Farmers
Tyson Chicken Inc. must face a trial on claims that it leveraged its buying power to drive down the cost of chickens it purchased for processing at a Kentucky plant,…