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November 16, 2022 In News

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 oil rigs....

November 16, 2022 In Press Release

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 the legislators to incentivize reductions in pesticide use, include provisions to protect farmworker health, and...

November 15, 2022 In News

U.S. News & World Report: Hormel meat labeling case shows U.S. rules need reform -advocates

Hormel Foods' labeling of a meat product line as "natural" despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labeling system needs reforms, said consumer advocates and documents released on Tuesday from a lawsuit the company is close...

November 15, 2022 In News

Reuters: Hormel meat labeling case shows U.S. rules need reform -advocates

November 15, 2022 In Press Release

Hormel Foods Advertises Conventional Meat as “Natural,” Newly Released Documents Show

Today, the Public Justice Food Project published documents uncovered in the discovery of a false advertising lawsuit against Hormel Foods. The newly published documents and accompanying analysis reveal that the corporation exploited consumers’ desires for “green” meat by falsely promoting its “Natural Choice” product line...

November 7, 2022 In Press Release

Colorado Worker Group Intervenes to Oppose Constitutional Challenge to State’s Workers’ Rights Statute

For Immediate Release: November 7, 2022 Media Contact: Lucy Sears | (240) 676-4499 | lsears@publicjustice.net Colorado Worker Group Intervenes to Oppose Constitutional Challenge to State’s Workers’ Rights Statute On Monday, November 7, Colorado Legal Services and an anonymous farmworker filed a motion to intervene in order to defend...

October 11, 2022 In Press Release

After Long Delay, Groups Sue EPA for Response on Factory Farm Water Pollution Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to respond to a legal petition urging the agency to strengthen clean water rules governing factory farms has prompted a broad coalition of public interest and environmental justice organizations to file a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...

October 11, 2022 In News

Politico: Strange bedfellows: Why Biden is siding with the meat industry

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case about livestock welfare that could have broad implications for the ability of states to regulate everything from vehicle emissions to maple syrup....

September 27, 2022 In News

Washington Post: Federal court finds 3rd Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional

A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, finding once again that the law passed last year violates free speech rights in the U.S. Constitution. ...

September 27, 2022 In Press Release

Court Strikes Down Iowa Recording Ban Ag-Gag Law

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled Iowa’s latest Ag-Gag law is unconstitutional, holding that the law — which created a new crime of trespassing to engage in video and audio recording — violates the First Amendment. The law gagged free...

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Civil Eats: Biogas Expansion May Compound Worker Risks

The next Farm Bill can only be “climate-smart” if it reduces agricultural reliance on pesticides, says diverse coalition

U.S. News & World Report: Hormel meat labeling case shows U.S. rules need reform -advocates

Reuters: Hormel meat labeling case shows U.S. rules need reform -advocates

Hormel Foods Advertises Conventional Meat as “Natural,” Newly Released Documents Show

Colorado Worker Group Intervenes to Oppose Constitutional Challenge to State’s Workers’ Rights Statute

After Long Delay, Groups Sue EPA for Response on Factory Farm Water Pollution Rules

Politico: Strange bedfellows: Why Biden is siding with the meat industry

Washington Post: Federal court finds 3rd Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional

Court Strikes Down Iowa Recording Ban Ag-Gag Law

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