Climate & Environmental Protection
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…
The FERN: Petition calls for EPA regulation of large dairy and hog farms
Two dozen environmental and consumer groups, including the Sierra Club and Government Accountability Project, petitioned the EPA on Tuesday to regulate large dairy and hog operations under federal air pollution…
Meat + Poultry: Groups petition EPA to regulate dairy, hog farm emissions
Twenty-five climate and environmental justice organizations petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions from industrial dairy and hog operations and to reject gases collected at concentrated animal…
Successful Farming: Petition Calls for EPA Regulation of Large Dairy and Hog Farms
Two dozen environmental and consumer groups, including the Sierra Club and Government Accountability Project, petitioned the EPA on Tuesday to regulate large dairy and hog operations under federal air pollution laws.…
Petition to EPA: Industrial Agriculture is a Climate Polluter
Industrial agriculture is a major driver of climate change. However, the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to treat the industry like the climate polluter it is. That is why FarmSTAND…
Law360: Green Groups Ask EPA To Regulate Big Farms’ Air Emissions
Green groups on Tuesday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating industrial hog and dairy operations under the Clean Air Act, saying the methane they produce is being…
Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call for Biden EPA to Hold Industrial Dairy and Hog Operations Accountable and to Reject Big Ag Technology
Today, environmental justice, rural community and environmental groups across the U.S. filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, calling for the Biden EPA to regulate industrial dairy and…
Sierra Club v. Walnutdale
FarmSTAND (formerly the Food Project at Public Justice) represented the Sierra Club in an enforcement action alongside the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against Walnutdale Farms for violating a 2004 consent…