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June 13, 2023 In News

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. ...

June 11, 2023 In News

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....

May 10, 2023 In News

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 of the Snake River. The pollution is attributed to operations from the Grand View Feedlot....

May 9, 2023 In News

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....

April 5, 2023 In News

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 public funding....

April 5, 2023 In News

Progressive Farmer: CAFOs Lose Environmental Exemption

Court Vacates FSA Policy Exempting Medium-Sized CAFOs From Environmental Review ...

April 4, 2023 In News

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 rulemaking process....

April 4, 2023 In News

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. ...

February 26, 2023 In News

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....

February 23, 2023 In News

Progressive Farmer: NC ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Loses in Court

North Carolina's "ag-gag" law was dealt a blow on Thursday, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, ruled undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered newsgathering activities protected by the First Amendment....