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The Latest On: CAFO

February 25, 2015 | Press Release

EPA Launches Investigation of North Carolina for Civil Rights Violations

Groups allege State’s lax regulation of hog operations has disproportionate impact on communities of color

December 18, 2014 | Article

A Day in Hog Heaven After Judge Orders Feds to Evaluate Factory Farm's Impacts

In a court case brought by Earthjustice, a judge found that federal agencies illegally guaranteed loans to a factory farm near the Buffalo National River without first effectively evaluating the potential environmental impacts of this swine operation.

September 4, 2014 | Case

Petitioning EPA on Civil Rights Violations

A decade-long struggle with North Carolina over public health shifts to the EPA, as community groups state lax oversight of hog operations violates civil rights.

September 4, 2014 | Press Release

Community Groups Petition EPA for Precedent Setting Case on Civil Rights Violations

Decade-long struggle with North Carolina over public health shifts to the EPA as community groups state lax oversight of hog operations violates civil rights.

August 6, 2013 | Press Release

Groups Go To Court to Protect Buffalo National River from Factory Hog Farm Waste

Lawsuit challenges federal loan guarantees for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River watershed

August 2, 2013 | Case

Defending the Clean Water Act Against Agricultural Pollution

Earthjustice is defending the U.S. EPA’s authority to regulate pollution from large agricultural operations.

August 1, 2013 | Press Release

Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution

Chicken manure threatens Potomac River in West Virginia case; Groups file legal brief to protect public health and environment

July 29, 2013 | Case

Cleaning Up Industrial Dairy Farms in New York

A coalition of environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for its deregulation of industrial dairy farms with 200–299 cows.

July 29, 2013 | Press Release

Environmental Coalition Fights Deregulation of Industrial Dairy Farms in New York

Lawsuit challenges DEC for overstepping its authority and for violating Federal Clean Water Act and State Environmental Quality Review Act requirements

May 10, 2013 | Case

Defending America's First National River

Earthjustice is challenging the federal government’s financial assistance to a large hog facility operating in the watershed of the Buffalo River, the nation’s first national river.

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