February 14, 2020
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Opinion Granting Motion to Dismiss (AR Ag-gag)
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February 12, 2020
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FOIA Complaint (FSA FOIA)
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February 10, 2020
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Amicus Brief of Iowa Farmers Union and Farm Aid (Iowa PTD)
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February 4, 2020
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Appellees Final Brief (Iowa PTD)
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February 4, 2020
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Bovine Veterinarian: Presidential Candidate Wants To Ban Feedlots
“Our independent family farmers and ranchers are continuing to be squeezed by large, multinational corporations that, because of their buying power and size, run roughshod over the marketplace. We need to fix the broken system – that means protecting family farmers and ranchers and holding...
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January 31, 2020
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Amicus Brief of Des Moines Water Works (Iowa PTD)
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January 14, 2020
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Groups submit brief to Iowa Supreme Court in Clean Water Lawsuit as State seeks to “close off” judiciary to citizen groups on behalf of “Big Ag”
Yesterday, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) and Food & Water Watch (FWW) filed a brief before the Iowa Supreme Court, defending a Polk County District Court ruling that the organizations’ lawsuit against the State of Iowa to restore the Raccoon River could proceed to trial....
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January 10, 2020
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Agri-Pulse Daybreak: NEPA proposal could shield USDA loans
Listen to the story here. The administration’s proposal to set deadlines for National Environmental Policy Act analyses and reduce the number of federal actions that would be subject to review also singles out a USDA program for attention. The proposal would exclude from NEPA review projects enabled by the...
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December 22, 2019
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Delaware Public Media: Lawyer weighs in on state’s agreement with Mountaire
Some advocates have concerns about an agreement reached between state environmental regulators and Mountaire Farms over wastewater violations from 2017. The agreement resolves permit violations associated with a 2017 wastewater treatment facility failure at the chicken company’s Millsboro plant over which the Delaware Department of Natural...
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October 21, 2019
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Resistance to Application for Interlocutory Appeal (Iowa PTD)
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