Climate & Environmental Protection
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…
Iowa PBS: Tyson Managers Fired; Water Lawsuit Challenged
In the capital city of Des Moines, oral arguments on the validity of a 2019 lawsuit on Iowa water quality were heard by the Iowa Supreme Court this week.