Stopping Agricultural Exceptionalism’s Harm to the Environment and Workers Keeps Getting More Important ...
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Read More Case: Daley Farm v. County of Winona (Land Stewardship Project Intervention)“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...
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Read More Case: Stopping Big Ag Exploitation of J-1 Visa Holders (Alvarado v. Livingston)“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 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."...
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We’ve known about the spread of bird flu to dairy cows, dairy workers, and poultry workers since early 2024, yet we still know very little about how many people and animals are getting sick and how we’ll be able to contain the spread of disease....
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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...
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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. ...
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