“They don’t appear to know the full scope of their greenhouse gas emissions,” said Kelsey Eberly, an attorney with FarmSTAND, one of the organizations representing EWG. “Tyson is taking very few steps that could actually achieve net zero.”...
Read More“There is no indication that Tyson has accurately and fully measured them. There appears to be no plan with any realistic chance of achieving net zero in a little over 25 years. It is spending only a tiny fraction of its revenue trying to solve...
Read MoreA consumer-protection lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Tyson Foods is misleading consumers with claims about its efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions....
Read MoreAn environmental and consumer organization filed a lawsuit today against Tyson Foods, Inc., the second largest meat company in the U.S. and the world, accusing the company of making “false or misleading” marketing claims targeting D.C. consumers concerned about climate change....
Read MoreSafeguards in the regulations like seatbelt requirements for employer-provided transportation are a “life and death issue” for many foreign workers in the US, said Leys of FarmSTAND. ...
Read MoreEberly also pointed out a main argument from the amicus brief, that the reform to H-2A in turn protects domestic farm workers, by helping prevent what she calls a “race to the bottom,” a scenario where a lack of regulation pushes agriculture employers to prefer...
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“What happened to antibiotic-free chicken?” So asked a recent article examining the unfortunate but predictable arc of a years-long campaign to get excessive antibiotics out of chicken feed. For decades, global public health leaders have been sounding the alarm on the overuse of antibiotics, including in...
Read MoreA variety of national and state-based organizations that provide education and legal services to workers have filed an amicus brief in defense of a critical Biden Administration rule related to worker safety protections. Sur Legal Collaborative, Worksafe, Justice at Work Pennsylvania, National Black Worker Center, National...
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It is no secret that industrial animal agriculture has devastating impacts on our air, water, and communities. A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study confirms that factory farms are contaminating the lettuce at your grocery store, too. ...
Read MoreLate yesterday, a group of farmworker advocates - and workers who have labored alongside H-2A agricultural workers - filed an amicus brief in a meritless legal challenge to the Biden Administration’s recently finalized rule protecting the rights of workers in temporary agricultural employment. The amici groups are...
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