Climate & Environmental Protection
Groups Sue MN Over Failure To Consider Environmental Impacts of Riverview Mega-Dairy Expansion
Today, Food & Water Watch and the Land Stewardship Project sued the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) over the state’s June 23 decision to forgo an Environmental Impact Statement for Riverview’s…
FarmSTAND Report Explores Details of Tyson’s “Net Zero” and “Climate-Friendly Beef” Greenwashing Scheme
A new report from fair food system advocacy organization FarmSTAND tells the comprehensive inside story behind deceptive claims Tyson Foods made about the environmental sustainability of its products. Tyson claimed…
Deep Dive: Tyson’s Climate Deception
Most people want to eat food that is good for them and the planet. As awareness of the climate crisis grows, eaters have become more concerned with making sustainable food…
Public News Service: Sustainable farmers urge high court to reject Monsanto immunity bid
Nathan Leys, staff attorney for FarmSTAND, said with the rise of glyphosate-resistant weeds, farmers have been forced to use more toxic chemicals. He argued the cycle shows the dangers of…
Inside Climate News: Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts
“It’s clear we’re seeing the ripple effects of this blunderbuss approach,” Muraskin said, noting that the termination letters grantees received accused the grant program of fraud, abuse and waste, but…
This Sh*t Stinks: Big Ag and Big Oil’s Dirty Biogas Scam
If you take Big Ag execs at their word, they’ve found the miracle solution to climate change. By converting the poop from cows into “biogas” or “renewable natural gas,” their…
Monitoring FERC to stop Factory Farm Gas
Big Ag loves to tout a fantasy where factory farm gas, which is methane gas produced from waste like manure, is good for the environment. The reality is that factory…
Protecting Oregon’s Waters from Industrial Aquaculture (CFS v. Pacific Bio Products)
Industrial aquaculture poses many of the same threats as industrial land-based agriculture does to clean water and healthy ecosystems. For more than three years, Pacific Bio Products, owned by seafood…
Capital Press: Oregon aquaculture faces ‘chicken and the egg’ dilemma
“‘I wouldn’t say we’re against all forms of aquaculture. It’s the industrialized model,’ said Holly Bainbridge, an attorney with the FarmSTAND nonprofit. ‘We beg to differ that profitability should be…