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Washington State’s Clean Fuel Standard Doubles Down on Factory Farm Pollution

Washington State’s Dept of Ecology issued a rule to implement its CFS that doubles down on policies that reward factory farms. Read More

Emissions from Major Global Meat and Dairy Companies Rival Those of Saudi Arabia

The world’s major meat and dairy companies are generating combined greenhouse gas emissions on par with some of the biggest fossil fuel producers. Read More

Public Development Bank Investigation slams Giant Meat Company for decades of pollution and rights violations in Indigenous communities in Ecuador

We hope that this scathing report is the beginning of the end of public financing of industrial animal agriculture projects that pollute, fuel the climate crisis, and trample on community rights. Read More

EPA’s Retreat from Slaughterhouse Pollution Rule Exposes “Make America Healthy Again” Hypocrisy

EPA’s decision to walk away from updating slaughterhouse pollution standards is a direct contradiction to Make America Healthy Again. Read More

Groups Urge Washington State to Eliminate Avoided Methane Credits in Clean Fuel Standard

Washington has the chance to do what California didn’t: stand up to polluting agribusiness and stop subsidizing them to continue harmful practices. Read More

Enviro Groups Ask Moore Admin to Crack Down on Factory Farm Waste

Factory farm pollution has already taken a heavy toll on Maryland’s waterways and communities. Read More

New Study: Climate Risks Could Drive $5.4 Trillion in Losses for Global Meat, Dairy, and Feed Corporations by 2050

AMSTERDAM – Just 31 of the world’s largest corporations involved in meat, dairy and feed production face up to $5.4 trillion in long-term risks by 2050, with near-term risks reaching $116 billion by 2030, according to a new report released today by Profundo,… Read More

New Report: California’s manure biogas subsidies are devastating local communities

Across California, people of color, Latine & Native American residents are significantly more likely to reside closer to CAFOs — and the pollution they cause. Read More

105 Organizations Demand Banks Stop Financing Industrial Livestock Production that Fuels the Climate Crisis

New York – 105 civil society organizations from across the globe have raised concerns with major U.S. banks today, urging them to halt their financing of industrial livestock production. The open letter, delivered to financial giants including Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM),… Read More

Updated USDA Guidelines on Meat and Dairy Labels Must Go Further to Stop Big Ag Greenwashing

While USDA does not regulate on-farm animal welfare and sustainability practices, it is charged with approving labeling claims to ensure they are not false or misleading. Read More