Climate & Environmental Protection
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…
Snake River Waterkeeper Sues Simplot for Clean Water Act Violations
Today, the environmental advocacy group Snake River Waterkeeper (SRW) filed a Clean Water Act (CWA) lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho against the J.R.…
Progressive Farmer: CAFOs Lose Environmental Exemption
Court Vacates FSA Policy Exempting Medium-Sized CAFOs From Environmental Review
Reuters: USDA rule exempting medium-sized factory farms from environmental scrutiny vacated
A federal judge on Tuesday vacated a rule that exempted medium-sized industrial livestock farms from undergoing environmental reviews before receiving government loans, after finding what she called severe problems with…
District Court Strikes Down Carveout for Medium-Sized Factory Farms
Today in a victory for rural community, sustainable agriculture, and animal welfare groups, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the United States Department of…
Civil Eats: Biogas Expansion May Compound Worker Risks
Bob Baenziger, Jr. had made many dives in dangerous conditions over the course of his career. He was trained in the U.S. Army and had long worked diving on offshore…
The next Farm Bill can only be “climate-smart” if it reduces agricultural reliance on pesticides, says diverse coalition
Today, 50 organizations sent a public letter to the House Agriculture Committee and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, calling for a transformative 2023 Farm Bill. They urged…