Climate & Environmental Protection
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.
Des Moines Register: State argues before Iowa Supreme Court for dismissal of Raccoon River pollution suit
Attorneys debated before the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday a move by the state to dismiss a lawsuit by two environmental groups contending it has failed to do enough to curb pollution flowing into…
Associated Press: Iowa Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Water Pollution Case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to allow two groups to go to trial with a lawsuit claiming Iowa has allowed crop…
Agri-Pulse: Iowa Supreme Court hears nutrient pollution case
Lawyers for environmental groups and the state of Iowa tangled before the state’s Supreme Court Wednesday over whether environmental groups should be allowed to proceed with their case challenging Iowa’s…
Radio Iowa: State Supreme Court hears arguments in water quality lawsuit
The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case where the state is asking that a lawsuit by environmental groups that challenge the strategy for handling farm runoff into…
Iowa Public Radio: Iowa Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Water Quality Lawsuit Proceeds
The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges the legislature’s voluntary approach to regulating nutrient pollution in the Raccoon River from farm runoff.
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments over water quality in Raccoon River
Environmental groups that want the state to regulate farm pollution running into waterways took their arguments to the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food…
Agri-Pulse: Iowa high court to hear arguments in water case involving ancient legal doctrine
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to require the state to adopt a mandatory nutrient reduction program in the Raccoon River watershed, which…
McKiver v. Murphy-Brown
In an historic victory, hundreds of mostly Black and brown community members in Eastern North Carolina won a series of mass action lawsuits against Smithfield for the public nuisance caused…