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Lazzlo Jenkins, a collective member of Agroecology Commons, cuts flowers at the organization's demonstration farm in El Sobrante, California. The organization is primarily grant funded and was severely impacted when the Trump Administration rescinded USDA grant funding. Earthjustice represented Agroecology Commons and other groups in a lawsuit against the administration's actions. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release May 27, 2026

Recently Shuttered USDA Program Grantees Join Suit to Restore $125M+ in Illegally Canceled Grants

LCM grantees join initial plaintiffs in case, who won a preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system
document May 26, 2026

Second Amended Complaint: USDA Grant Termination

24 organizations and local governments who had grant agreements under the USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access (LCM) Program have joined a lawsuit aiming to restore their illegally canceled…
document May 26, 2026

Motion for Preliminary Injunction: USDA Grant Termination

The Court should grant the Land Access Program Plaintiffs' motion and preliminary enjoin Defendants' termination of the Land Access Program Plaintiffs' grants and return Land Access Program Plaintiffs to the…
document May 7, 2026

E15 Joint Environmental Letter to House of Representatives

The undersigned respectfully urge Representatives to oppose efforts to expand year-round E15 and instead support more effective, sustainable approaches to energy and transportation policy. We should not commit additional land,…
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are more similar to massive industrial factories than they are to actual farms. (Shutterstock)
Press Release April 7, 2026

Environmental, Agriculture, and Community Groups Applaud Extended Pause of Manure Digester Federal Funding

REAP was created to help farmers and rural small businesses cut energy costs and strengthen local economies; yet hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been funneled into expensive, polluting…
A spreader applies sewage sludge to a farm field in Wellston, Okla. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
Press Release March 31, 2026

Conservation and Law Groups Support Challenge of EPA’s Failure to Regulate PFAS in Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer

EPA fails to protect farmers, truck drivers, and families from the harm of toxic sludge
document March 31, 2026

U.S. Court of Appeals: EPA Amici Curiae PFAS Sewage Sludge

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and partner organizations, including the Kentucky Resources Council (KRC) and Earthjustice, have filed briefs in support of an appeal challenging the EPA’s failure to protect communities…
document March 12, 2026

Opinion and Order: NYC v. Ball

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Richard Platkin, J.), entered June 21, 2024 in Albany County, which, among other things, dismissed petitioner's application, in a proceeding pursuant to…
Sworls of Montipora aequituberculata, a core coral, attract fish at Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, about 1,300 miles southwest of Honolulu. (Jim E. Maragos / USFWS)
Article March 9, 2026

3 Wins for the Environment Against the Trump Administration

The Trump administration’s onslaught on the environment is intense, but Earthjustice is using the power of the law to fight back.
Press Release January 14, 2026

Over 30 Organizations Urge USDA to Limit Federal Support for Manure Digesters

Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are more similar to massive industrial factories than they are to actual farms. (Shutterstock)
From the Experts: Victory November 20, 2025

The End of a Marketing Mirage: In Settlement of Greenwashing Lawsuit, Tyson Agrees to Stop Making Climate Claims

Given the enormous emissions associated with industrial meat production, beef produced in this manner can never be a “climate-smart choice.” Climate-smart beef is plainly an oxymoron.
Press Release November 17, 2025

Tyson Foods Acepta Dejar de Hacer Afirmaciones sobre ‘Carne de Cero Emisiones Netas’ y ‘Carne de Res Climáticamente Inteligente’

La demanda alega que Tyson Foods afirmó falsamente que alcanzaría la neutralidad de carbono para 2050 y comercializó sus productos de carne industrial como “climáticamente inteligentes”
Press Release: Victory November 17, 2025

Tyson Foods Agrees to Stop Making ‘Net-zero’ and ‘Climate-smart Beef’ Claims

Lawsuit alleged Tyson Foods falsely claimed it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketed its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”
document November 14, 2025

Settlement Agreement Tyson Case

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has settled its greenwashing lawsuit against Tyson Foods filed in September 2024. The suit alleged that Tyson Foods’ claims about reaching “net-zero by 2050" or…
document November 7, 2025

Amici Curiae: NYC v. Ball

Brief of proposed amici curiae New York Association of Towns; City of Auburn; Town of Owasco; Robert Manley; in his official capacity as Town Supervisor of the Town of Cameron;…
Press Release: Victory November 3, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on New York Attorney General Settlement with JBS

JBS to end making unsubstantiated claims minimizing the true climate harms of beef production
Cape Fear Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette and Earthjustice attorney Alexis Andiman collect water samples in the Cape Fear River near the Smithfield slaughterhouse in Tar Heel, North Carolina, October 2023. We’ve successfully pushed the EPA to propose rules that, if implemented, would prevent nearly 100 million pounds of slaughterhouse pollution from reaching U.S. waters each year. (Justin Cook for Earthjustice)
feature October 15, 2025

Farming For Our Future

Through litigation, legislative and administrative advocacy, and communications, Earthjustice’s Sustainable Food and Farming team advances the transition to a cleaner, safer, and more climate-friendly food system.
A CAFO and waste retention pond overgrown with algae in Warsaw, North Carolina. (Justin Cook for Earthjustice)
Press Release October 3, 2025

Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Allowing Trump EPA To Suppress Information About Animal Factory Air Pollution

Trump administration shields polluters as animal factories emissions kill more people than coal plants