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Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step
Today, environmental justice, rural community and environmental groups across the United States recognized the U.S. and European Union’s joint pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent from 2020 levels…
Tribunal de apelaciones envía a juicio el caso de publicidad engañosa de Hormel “Natural Choice”
Today, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued a decision reviving the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s case against Hormel Foods’ “Natural Choice” advertising, and sending the matter to trial.…
Tribunal de apelaciones confirma que la ley "ag-gag" de Kansas es inconstitucional
Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a ruling by a lower court striking down Kansas’s “Ag-Gag” law for violating the First Amendment. The lawsuit…
Public Justice and Allies Secure Win in Arkansas Ag-Gag Law
On Monday, August 9, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis, released its opinion on its ruling reversing a lower court’s February 2020 dismissal…
Ciudadanos de Iowa para la Mejora Comunitaria y Food & Water Watch presentan una petición de reconsideración ante la Corte Suprema de Iowa
Two weeks ago, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a split 4-3 ruling against the plaintiffs in Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch v. State of Iowa.…
Smithfield Lied to the Public at the Expense of Workers’ Lives, New Lawsuit Alleges
Last week, Food & Water Watch, represented by Public Justice, filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against Smithfield Foods, alleging that the multinational meat…
Una Nueva Demanda Alega que Smithfield le Mintió al Público a Costa de las Vidas de los Trabajadores
La organización Food & Water Watch, representada por Public Justice presentó la semana pasada una demanda ante la Corte Superior del Distrito de Columbia contra Smithfield Foods, alegando que la…
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Against Iowa Citizens in Right to Clean Water Lawsuit
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court split and ruled 4-3 against the plaintiffs in Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch v. State of Iowa regarding a lawsuit…
Public Justice urges Biden Administration to expand mandatory protections to all workers in dangerous workplaces
Public Justice is dismayed at the Biden Administration’s refusal to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard for all workers in dangerous environments. While Public Justice applauds the administration’s issuance of mandatory…