Climate & Environmental Protection
Six clean water wins in the first half of 2023
Community organizers alongside public interest attorneys continue to stand against factory farms to defend our health and protect our waterways. Thanks to the tireless efforts of people on the ground…
Sunnyside Sun: Washington State dairies to clean up groundwater in response to lawsuit
Upgrades to manure management, provision of clean drinking water to residents among the many improvements in the settlement.
Capital Press: Two Washington dairy farms settle pollution lawsuit
Two dairy farms in Washington’s Yakima Valley have settled a lawsuit alleging violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in their handling of manure.
Yakima Factory Farms Clean Up Their Act
In a landmark victory for clean water, two factory farms in Yakima, Washington agreed to clean up groundwater and limit future pollution – a result of our Resource Conservation and…
Washington State Dairies Agree to Clean Up Groundwater in Response to Lawsuit
YAKIMA, WA — In a court settlement filed Friday, DBD Washington, LLC and SMD, LLC, two factory farm dairies in Yakima Valley, WA owned by Austin Jack DeCoster, agree to…
Yakima Herald-Republic: Two Lower Valley dairies agree to unique environmental cleanup plan
Two Lower Valley dairies have agreed to make significant environment-conscious upgrades and embark on a groundwater cleanup project in a federal court settlement.
Idaho News 6: Snake River Waterkeeper files a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Simplot
Boise-based Advocates for the West, representing the environmental advocacy group Snake River Waterkeeper, has filed a lawsuit against J.R. Simplot Company and Simplot Livestock Company claiming years of illegally polluting the waters…
Progressive Farmer: J.R. Simplot Sued for CWA Violations
An environmental group is trying to stop an Idaho feedlot from discharging manure and other waste into the Snake River as it has without a federal discharge permit since 2012.
Snake River Waterkeeper v. Simplot
Snake River Waterkeeper is using the Clean Water Act to hold agribusiness company Simplot accountable to the people of Idaho for dirtying the Snake River with factory farm pollution. Simplot’s…