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February 25, 2022 | Press Release

Mexican Court Urged to Rule for Indigenous Mayan Youth in Constitutional Challenge to Massive Industrial Hog Operation on Yucatán Peninsula

Public health experts, conservationists present evidence to court of harm to human health, environment

October 11, 2021 | Press Release

Coalición internacional solicita a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos que investigue las violaciones a derechos humanos de las mega fábricas de carne

La coalición incluye a defensores de Argentina, México, Chile, Ecuador y Estados Unidos de 19 organizaciones, y la petición fue apoyada por 127 organizaciones y 151 personas académicas, expertas e interesadas.

October 11, 2021 | Press Release

International Coalition Petitions Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Investigate Factory-Farm Abuses

The coalition includes advocates in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, United States, and the request is supported by 127 organizations and 151 academics, experts, and individuals.

September 20, 2021 | In the News: CivilEats

Are Biogas Subsidies Benefiting the Largest Industrial Animal Farms?

Sasan Saadat, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “[These methane emissions] are not an ordinary occurrence. They’re a consequence of profit-maximizing decisions like confinement, concentration, and liquid-based lagoons.”

September 9, 2021 | Press Release: Victory

In Response to Lawsuit, EPA Pledges to Strengthen Standards for Slaughterhouse Water Pollution

EPA announced that it will initiate a rulemaking process to reduce pollution from three industries: Meat and poultry processing plants, which include slaughterhouses; metal finishing businesses; and manufacturers of organic chemicals that discharge polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

August 11, 2021 | In the News: The American Prospect

New York Dairy Farms Skirt Clean Water Act Requirements

Alexis Andiman, Attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming Program: “The problem is the way it functions. In practice, you end up with situations where very few CAFOs — or zero, in this case — are willing to admit that they discharge. Everyone funnels into a less protective state program that really isn’t designed to regulate discharging facilities.”

May 20, 2021 | Press Release: Victory

Mexican Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Mayan Community, Suspends 49,000 Hog Farm

The judges unanimously ruled in favor of the children of the Mayan community of Homún in Yucatán, Mexico. 49,000 hog farm must remain closed until there is a final ruling on the case.

May 20, 2021 | Press Release: Victory

Corte Suprema De México Suspende Granja con 49 Mil Cerdos, Fallando A Favor De La Comunidad Maya

La decisión del máximo tribunal protege el derecho a la salud, el medio ambiente y una vida digna de las niñas y niños del pueblo maya de Homún

May 5, 2021 | Case

Opposing Industrial Animal Operations in the Yucatán Peninsula

On behalf of our clients, Earthjustice filed an amicus brief with Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation supporting constitutional claims raised by Mayan children who oppose approval and operation of an industrial animal operation in the Yucatán Peninsula.

May 5, 2021 | Press Release

Tribunal Supremo De México Debe Defender Suspensión De Operación De Granja Con 49 Mil Cerdos En La Península De Yucatán, Exigen Expertos En Salud Pública Y Conservacionistas

Apoyan reclamos constitucionales planteados por niñas y niños mayas

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