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April 25, 2018 | Article

Court Rules Mega-Dairies Can’t Keep Spreading Mega Waste in Secret

The New York Supreme Court sided with environmental groups, telling the state to revise a permit that has allowed huge industrial dairies to spread tons of manure onto nearby land without adequate safeguards.

November 14, 2017 | Press Release

Public Interest Groups Oppose EPA’s Third Attempt to Shield CAFOs From Disclosing Hazardous Pollution

EPA continues to evade compliance with federal laws designed to protect the public

April 12, 2017 | Article

Toxic Emissions from Factory Farms No Longer a Secret

The D.C. circuit court agreed with Earthjustice that the government and the public have a right to know about toxic emissions from industrial animal facilities.

April 12, 2017 | Press Release

Environmental Groups Fight Department Of Environmental Conservation’s Toothless Industrial Animal Facility Permits

Current permits fail to protect drinking and recreational waters from untreated animal waste at industrial animal facilities

January 6, 2017 | Legal Document

Reply Brief of Pikuni Traditionalist Association, Et al., to Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief on Summary Judgment

The response brief filed by plaintiff Solenex LLC repeatedly asks this Court to disregard controlling precedent; ignore plain statutory, regulatory, and contractual language; and adopt outlier positions. Solenex suggests that such extreme actions are necessary in this case to avoid
injustice due to the cancellation of its federal mineral lease in the Hall Creek area of the Badger-Two Medicine region, but dismisses the injustice that would befall the public interest if Solenex’s position were to prevail. The Court should reject Solenex’s arguments.

December 12, 2016 | Article

Potentially Lethal Emissions Go Unreported on Factory Farms

Earthjustice is heading to court to fight a rule that exempts livestock facilities from reporting their pollution.

December 5, 2016 | Article

It’s Well Past Time for Environmental Justice in North Carolina

Community organizer Elsie Herring works to protect rural communities from the negative impacts of industrial hog facilities.

August 15, 2016 | Article

The Hidden Costs of Food

Conservative estimates suggest that the real cost of our food could be roughly double the apparent cost.

July 7, 2016 | Artículo

The Price of Pork

A new report sheds light on the severity of North Carolina’s pig waste problems. (Spanish language version available.)

April 1, 2016 | Article

The Clean Power Plan’s on Hold, but Clean Agriculture Can Move Forward

Cleaning up the electricity sector isn’t the only way to curb climate change; cleaning up our food and agriculture system can cut climate pollution, too.

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