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May 11, 2023 Supreme Court Upholds California’s Proposition 12
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision upholding California’s Proposition 12, which limits the sale of pork products in California produced using extreme confinement. Public Justice released the following statement regarding the decision:
May 10, 2023 Idaho News 6: Snake River Waterkeeper files a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Simplot

Boise-based Advocates for the West, representing the environmental advocacy group Snake River Waterkeeper, has filed a lawsuit against J.R. Simplot Company and Simplot Livestock Company claiming years of illegally polluting the waters of the Snake River. The pollution is attributed to operations from the Grand View Feedlot.
May 9, 2023 Progressive Farmer: J.R. Simplot Sued for CWA Violations

An environmental group is trying to stop an Idaho feedlot from discharging manure and other waste into the Snake River as it has without a federal discharge permit since 2012.

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