“The Court of Appeals decision today is another victory for democracy, and for clean water for the people of Winona County,” said Holly Bainbridge, FarmSTAND staff attorney and counsel for LSP. “It’s essential that all Big Ag attempts to use the civil justice system to...
Read More[T]his week the Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about whether undocumented immigrants are able to receive lost wages when they are injured at work. David Muraskin, a managing director for Litigation at FarmSTAND, who is representing the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center...
Read More“I’m a part of this lawsuit because I want to force companies like Livingston to follow the law, and give people better opportunities to improve themselves economically and professionally, instead of being allowed to use J-1 visas to lie and harm people."...
Read MoreThree Guatemalans allege they were enticed to the U.S. with false promises of professional development and educational advancement, only to end up doing the hardest and most dangerous labor at an industrial ag facility....
Read MoreAt FarmSTAND, we’re not just taking on corporations; we’re fighting alongside every worker, every community, and every farmer under threat from this new administration. As policies shift to further favor corporate power over the public good, we’re committed to fighting the battles that matter most....
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As climate change drives ever stronger and more frequent natural disasters, communities across the country are facing deadly weather events with alarming regularity. Recovering from disasters like hurricanes and flash flooding is hard enough, but people living near industrial factory farms face an additional threat:...
Read MoreOn Friday, a Haitian worker at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, CO filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that JBS is forcing hundreds of Haitian workers to work at dangerous speeds and limiting their access to the bathroom. Towards Justice, King...
Read More"'They ignore the excess methane that's created by the cows, there are not reliable in measuring claimed emissions benefits, they're notoriously leaky (and) equipment can malfunction,' Kelsey Eberly, a senior staff attorney at FarmSTAND, said."...
Read More"This factory farm system that Northwest Natural has tricked its customers to buy into 'is entrenching both industrial agriculture and fossil fuel infrastructure,' Kelsey Eberly of FarmSTAND, an attorney representing the customers, said in the same press release."...
Read MoreOregon Northwest Natural Gas customers late yesterday sued the company over misleading claims at the heart of its Smart Energy program, which it advertises as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent...
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