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April 4, 2023 In Press Release

District Court Strikes Down Carveout for Medium-Sized Factory Farms

Today in a victory for rural community, sustainable agriculture, and animal welfare groups, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) must assess the environmental impact of medium-sized concentrated animal feeding...

October 26, 2021 In Press Release

Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution

As President Biden continues to promise that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air we breathe from industrial polluters, 24 advocacy organizations are demanding Biden’s EPA live up to that promise by doing more to protect communities from factory farms. Today,...

September 15, 2021 In Press Release

Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step

Today, environmental justice, rural community and environmental groups across the United States recognized the U.S. and European Union’s joint pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent from 2020 levels by 2030 as a positive if insufficient step, while urging the Biden Administration not to...

April 7, 2021 In News

The FERN: Petition calls for EPA regulation of large dairy and hog farms

April 7, 2021 In News

Meat + Poultry: Groups petition EPA to regulate dairy, hog farm emissions

Twenty-five climate and environmental justice organizations petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions from industrial dairy and hog operations and to reject gases collected at concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and used biogas....

April 7, 2021 In News

Successful Farming: Petition Calls for EPA Regulation of Large Dairy and Hog Farms

Two dozen environmental and consumer groups, including the Sierra Club and Government Accountability Project, petitioned the EPA on Tuesday to regulate large dairy and hog operations under federal air pollution laws. “The EPA has the duty and authority to regulate these methane super-emitters under the Clean...

April 7, 2021 In Cases

Petition to EPA: Industrial Agriculture is a Climate Polluter

Industrial agriculture is a major driver of climate change. However, the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to treat the industry like the climate polluter it is. That is why FarmSTAND (formerly the Food Project at Public Justice) led 25 climate, environmental justice, and rural community...

April 6, 2021 In News

Law360: Green Groups Ask EPA To Regulate Big Farms’ Air Emissions

Green groups on Tuesday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating industrial hog and dairy operations under the Clean Air Act, saying the methane they produce is being inappropriately exploited as an energy source....

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District Court Strikes Down Carveout for Medium-Sized Factory Farms

Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution

Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step

The FERN: Petition calls for EPA regulation of large dairy and hog farms

Meat + Poultry: Groups petition EPA to regulate dairy, hog farm emissions

Successful Farming: Petition Calls for EPA Regulation of Large Dairy and Hog Farms

Petition to EPA: Industrial Agriculture is a Climate Polluter

Law360: Green Groups Ask EPA To Regulate Big Farms’ Air Emissions

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