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December 17, 2021 In News

Reuters: Biden farm debt relief plan to exclude thousands of minority farmers

The latest version of the Biden administration’s plan to forgive billions of dollars in farm debt - initially targeted at farmers of color - will exclude thousands of its originally intended recipients because of a change in loan eligibility, according to government data reviewed by...

December 15, 2021 In News

A Passion to Serve: Gaining Access to Workers Compensation Insurance for All Michigan Farmworkers

A Passion to Serve host Don Kuchnicki speaks with David Muraskin, Senior Litigation Attorney with the Public Justice Food Project. During the interview we discuss the lawsuit that was recently filed in the State of Michigan to ensure undocumented workers have access to workers compensation...

November 12, 2021 In News

Civil Eats: Public Interest Groups Urge the EPA to Regulate Factory Farm Emissions

Since 2005, large-scale livestock operations have skirted air pollution laws under a deal with the second Bush administration. Now, advocates are petitioning the EPA to do its duty. ...

November 11, 2021 In News

NowThis Politics: Biggest U.S. Pork Producer Allegedly Misled Consumers

The biggest U.S. pork producer is being sued for 'misleading' consumers about meat shortages....

November 6, 2021 In News

The Detroit News: Suit targets rules on compensation for undocumented workers injured on job

An advocacy group is turning to the Michigan Court of Claims to change state policies and grant pay for undocumented immigrants injured at work. The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, represented by Public Justice and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a...

November 5, 2021 In News

Gongwer News Service: Immigrant Rights Advocates Sue Whitmer Over Workers’ Comp Denials

An immigrants rights group on Thursday sued Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the Court of Claims over the state's alleged denials of workers' compensation to undocumented individuals hurt on the job....

October 29, 2021 In News

Inside Climate News: Groups Urge the EPA to Do Its Duty: Regulate Factory Farm Emissions

Advocacy organizations petition federal regulators to rescind a George W. Bush deal that shields industrial animal feeding operations from clean air laws....

October 1, 2021 In News

Progressive Farmer: R-CALF Beef Checkoff Case to Continue

A lawsuit against USDA challenging the Beef Checkoff program will be allowed to continue after a federal court on Wednesday denied the agency's motion to dismiss....

September 27, 2021 In News

Grist: There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture

Last week, the United States and European Union launched the most ambitious plan to date to slash global methane emissions. The Global Methane Pledge, which reportedly already has the support of at least six of the world’s 15 largest producers of the greenhouse gas, aims to...

September 7, 2021 In News

Meat + Poultry: Hormel Foods deceptive advertising lawsuit sent to trial

The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) can pursue claims of false advertising against Hormel Foods Corp., the US Court of Appeals – DC Circuit ruled on Sept. 2. The latest ruling sends the lawsuit to trial....