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June 25, 2025 In Press Release

USDA Grantees Terminated for ‘DEI’ Added as Plaintiffs, DOGE added as Defendant in Unlawful Cancelation Suit

Attorneys for the plaintiff nonprofit organizations in USDN v. USDA, a suit to stop illegal grant terminations by the Trump Administration, filed a First Amended Complaint late yesterday adding new plaintiffs, defendants, and allegations to the suit. ...

June 5, 2025 In Press Release

USDA Grantees Sue Trump Administration to Stop Illegal Grant Terminations

Today’s suit alleges that following several Trump executive orders targeting climate action and efforts to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, “Defendants began engaging in a policy, pattern, and practice of unlawfully terminating federal grant awards.”...

March 19, 2025 In Press Release

LSP Applauds State Supreme Court’s Rejection of Daley Appeal

“The Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision not to take up this appeal affirms the right of the people of Winona County to govern themselves, and to decide what the future of agriculture should be where they live,” said Holly Bainbridge, a FarmSTAND staff attorney. “Rural communities...

February 24, 2025 In Press Release

Driftless Water Defenders Files Federal Clean Water Lawsuit Against Agri Star for Polluting Iowa’s Yellow River and Hecker Creek

“People have the right to enjoy their local waterways, in the Driftless Region and everywhere,” said Holly Bainbridge, a staff attorney for FarmSTAND, and one of the attorneys representing DWD. “After 60 days of notice, it’s time to enforce the Clean Water Act through the...

February 24, 2025 In Press Release

CDC Urged to Release Bird Flu Data as Trump Slashes Key Staff Combatting Outbreak

Public-interest groups called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today to release updated public information critical to tracking and combatting the escalating bird flu outbreak....

December 30, 2024 In Press Release

Agri Star’s Pollution of Iowa Waterways Has Violated Clean Water Act For Years, Group Alleges

Driftless Water Defenders (DWD), an Iowa non-profit membership corporation focused on water issues in Iowa, has issued to Agri Star Meat & Poultry, LLC, and Agri Star General, Inc., (Agri Star) a Notice of Violations and Intent to Sue Under the Clean Water Act (CWA)....

December 9, 2024 In Press Release

LSP Applauds Appeals Court Ruling on Winona County CAFO

“The Court of Appeals decision today is another victory for democracy, and for clean water for the people of Winona County,” said Holly Bainbridge, FarmSTAND staff attorney and counsel for LSP. “It’s essential that all Big Ag attempts to use the civil justice system to...

November 25, 2024 In Press Release

Big Ag Facility Deceived J-1 Visa Holders into Becoming Cheap Labor, Exchange Visitors Allege

Three Guatemalans allege they were enticed to the U.S. with false promises of professional development and educational advancement, only to end up doing the hardest and most dangerous labor at an industrial ag facility....

November 13, 2024 In Press Release

A Fair Food System Can’t Wait: FarmSTAND’s Statement Following the 2024 Election

At FarmSTAND, we’re not just taking on corporations; we’re fighting alongside every worker, every community, and every farmer under threat from this new administration. As policies shift to further favor corporate power over the public good, we’re committed to fighting the battles that matter most....

October 15, 2024 In Press Release

Towards Justice, Haitian Workers File Charges Against Greeley Meatpacking Plant

On Friday, a Haitian worker at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, CO filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that JBS is forcing hundreds of Haitian workers to work at dangerous speeds and limiting their access to the bathroom. Towards Justice, King...