Historic Court Decision in Fluoridation Toxicity Case Orders EPA to …
Sep 25, 2024 · In a first-of-its-kind decision, a federal court in California ruled yesterday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must strengthen regulation of fluoride in drinking water across the country. The court found that scientific evidence of fluoride’s health risks when ingested at levels currently prescribed for drinking water – …
Factory Farms Are Ruining Rural America’s Economy
Oct 9, 2024 · Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared on the website of Food & Water Action (our affiliated organization) at an earlier date. Just a few decades ago, it was common for smaller, family-scale farms to raise a variety of crops and animals. But America’s rural landscape has become unrecognizable, as many family-scale farms have been replaced by factory operations.
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Federal Judge Approves Farmer, Sustainable Agriculture Group ...
Dec 3, 2024 · The plaintiff landholding company in this lawsuit, represented by the libertarian-leaning Pacific Legal Foundation, seeks to further a key Project 2025 objective: unhitching federal farm financing from basic conservation requirements.. This case is the Pacific Legal Foundation’s latest effort to roll back wetlands protections, following its …
Over 100 Scientists Urge Governor Newsom to Order Closure of …
Dec 4, 2024 · In the latest push to close the site of the biggest methane gas blowout in U.S. history, today, over 100 scientists sent a letter to Governor Newsom, calling on him to order the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to close the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility by 2027 or earlier. “As scientists who have expertise and concern about our climate, health, and communities, we implore ...
10 Years After Crisis, Flint Is Still Fighting for Clean Water
Apr 25, 2024 · Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the day when the City of Flint switched its water source to the Flint River, sparking a lead-in-water crisis that would poison residents for years to come.. In 2014, Flint, Michigan was governed by a State-imposed emergency manager, effectively suspending local democracy, including over the water system.
Iowa Factory Farms Penalized Less Than $750K For 10 Years Of …
Dec 9, 2024 · Des Moines, IA — In the past decade, Iowa factory farms have paid less than $750,000 in punitive penalties for 179 reported illegal manure spills into state waterways, finds a new analysis of Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) data released today by the national environmental group Food & Water Watch. This news comes as more than half of Iowa’s assessed waters are impaired, and as ...
Environmental, Climate Justice Groups Rally at Statehouse for …
Sep 30, 2024 · This morning elected officials joined 75 concerned residents and grassroots groups from around the state to rally in support of the Climate Superfund Act, a bill before the state legislature that would make the largest fossil fuel corporations pay for the damages caused by climate change.The bill was introduced by Senators …
Price Gouging and Other Dirty Tricks Behind the Kroger …
Sep 30, 2024 · Just weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris promised to tackle price gouging, a Kroger executive admitted in court that the company had done just that.The Senior Director of Pricing at Kroger testified in a federal lawsuit that the company raised prices for some products higher than inflation.. The testimony was part of a hearing in the suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC ...
3 Policy Changes We Need to Fight Factory Farms
Nov 22, 2024 · 2. We Need Regulations to Rein in Factory Farm Pollution “CAFOs have helped empty out the countryside. I mean, nobody’s going to build their house next door to a CAFO,” says Barb Kalbach, now a member of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI). She first got involved in the fight against factory farms when someone tried to build one near her home.