Waterkeeper Alliance and a coalition of conservation and community organizations have filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, challenging a federal court ruling that upheld an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempting animal factory farms from reporting hazardous air emissions. The groups argue that the rule unlawfully exempts […] The post Appeal Pushes for Transparency in Animal Agriculture Emissions appeared first on Waterkeeper.| Waterkeeper
Waterkeeper Alliance joined a coalition of 10 environmental and public health organizations, including Cape Fear River Watch, in filing a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for abandoning critical regulations aimed at curbing water pollution from slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities. The petition, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the […] The post Waterkeeper Alliance and Allies Sue EPA for Abandoning Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Rule...| Waterkeeper
This Action Will Leave Tens of Millions of Americans at Risk from Unsafe Drinking Water and Other Contamination Over the Labor Day weekend, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will abandon its effort to modernize outdated and grossly inadequate water pollution control standards for slaughterhouses and rendering facilities. EPA misleadingly portrays […] The post Waterkeeper Alliance Condemns EPA’s Decision to Halt Rulemaking to Reduce W...| Waterkeeper
Waterkeeper Alliance’s Advocacy Director, Jacki Esposito, Pure Farms, Pure Waters Campaign Manager, Patience Burke, and Pure Farms, Pure Waters Coordinator for North Carolina, Larry Baldwin, recently met with local Waterkeepers and community organizations to discuss the pervasive pollution caused by industrial animal agriculture, including Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), poultry farms, and slaughterhouses. The discussions […]| Waterkeeper