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Amarillo Globe News: El ex trabajador de JBS gana una indemnización por despido tras contraer COVID-19 en la fábrica
Un ex empleado de la planta de procesamiento de carne JBS USA Inc., al norte de Amarillo, ha logrado una rara victoria en un caso de indemnización laboral en Texas relacionado con los brotes de COVID-19 en...
E&E News: Meet the man tasked with carrying out Biden’s air agenda
Ask professional acquaintances about acting EPA air chief Joe Goffman, and adjectives like “smart” are accompanied by qualifiers like “careful,” “cautious” and “strategic.”
National Hog Farmer: Legislation seeks to prevent regulation of livestock emissions
The “Livestock Regulatory Protection Act,” introduced by Senators John Thune (R, S.D.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D, Ariz.), would prohibit the EPA from issuing permits for carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water…
The FERN: DOJ: Tyson was not directed by federal government to continue pandemic production
The federal government never instructed Tyson Foods to keep its plants open during the early months of the pandemic, according to the Department of Justice in a recent filing in…
Law360: 8th Circ. Tyson Case Could Streamline COVID-19 Suits
A jurisdictional issue to be decided by the Eighth Circuit in a suit alleging Tyson Foods Inc. mishandled a COVID-19 outbreak at an Iowa plant could set a legal precedent…
Inside Climate News: Politicians Are Considering Paying Farmers to Store Carbon. But Some Environmental and Agriculture Groups Say It’s Greenwashing
A coalition of environmental, agriculture and justice groups is attempting to drum up opposition to legislation that aims to help farmers store carbon in the soil, a practice that’s become…
Food & Power: Food and Environmental Justice Groups Petition EPA to Regulate Dairy and Hog Methane
Two dozen environmental and rural advocacy groups representing over 2.4 million members recently petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate confined dairy and hog operations under the Clean…
Un mes después de la fecha límite temporal de emergencia, Public Justice insta a la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional a proteger a los trabajadores contra el COVID-19 mediante la emisión de un ETS
Más de un año después de la pandemia, los trabajadores siguen muriendo a causa del COVID-19. Sin embargo, la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional se niega a proteger a los trabajadores del virus.
The National Law Review: El tribunal no intervendrá en la situación de la planta de envasado de carne afectada por la pandemia
El 30 de marzo, el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Central de Pensilvania desestimó la demanda presentada el verano pasado por un grupo de trabajadores de plantas de empaque de carne contra el entonces secretario de…