The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Kansas State Fair for violating PETA’s right to free speech; specifically, the right to show a 13 minute undercover video of packing plants and large … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
EPA Dishes Punishment on Iowa DNR’s Failure to Enforce CWA
“Just wait until your father gets home!” are the dreaded words my friends and I probably feared most growing up. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) proverbial father, the EPA, recently came home and threatened to punish the IDNR for failing to properly enforce the Clean … Continue reading
After Instant Replay Review: Pesticide Drift Is Not a Trespass in Minnesota
Almost one year ago, I reported in this blog, that the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled “unwanted pesticide drift…can constitute a trespass” in favor of organic producer, Oluf Johnson. The defendant, Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative, tossed the red flag and requested an instant replay review. After … Continue reading