Climate & Environmental Protection
Climate credits for factory farm gas violate civil rights, fail to achieve climate benefits, states petition submitted to CARB
One of California’s premier climate programs, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), is dramatically overstating the climate benefits of using methane gas sourced from factory farms as a transportation fuel,…
Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
As President Biden continues to promise that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air we breathe from industrial polluters, 24 advocacy organizations are demanding Biden’s EPA…
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…
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…
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch File Petition for Rehearing with Iowa Supreme Court
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.…
Food & Water Watch v. Smithfield Foods
Food & Water Watch, represented by FarmSTAND (formerly the Food Project at Public Justice), filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against Smithfield Foods, alleging…
Des Moines Register: Iowa Supreme Court ruling halts lawsuit that challenged whether the state does enough to protect Raccoon River
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stopped a lawsuit that claimed the state has failed to adequately protect the public’s interest in the Raccoon River, a major water source for the Des Moines…
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Supreme Court dismisses case demanding state do more to protect Raccoon River
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by environmental groups contending the state doesn’t properly protect the Raccoon River, a major drinking water source and recreational river.
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…