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December 17, 2020 In News

Des Moines Register: State argues before Iowa Supreme Court for dismissal of Raccoon River pollution suit

Attorneys debated before the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday a move by the state to dismiss a lawsuit by two environmental groups contending it has failed to do enough to curb pollution flowing into the Raccoon River from farms and livestock operations.

December 17, 2020 In News

KMA Land: Iowa News Headlines Thursday, December 17, 2020

(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case where the state is asking that a lawsuit by environmental groups challenging the strategy for handling farm runoff into the Raccoon River be dismissed.

December 16, 2020 In News

Associated Press: Iowa Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Water Pollution Case

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to allow two groups to go to trial with a lawsuit claiming Iowa has allowed crop and hog farmers to pollute the Raccoon River, denying citizens safe water for drinking and…

December 16, 2020 In News

Agri-Pulse: Iowa Supreme Court hears nutrient pollution case

Lawyers for environmental groups and the state of Iowa tangled before the state’s Supreme Court Wednesday over whether environmental groups should be allowed to proceed with their case challenging Iowa’s voluntary Nutrient Reduction Strategy.

December 16, 2020 In News

Radio Iowa: State Supreme Court hears arguments in water quality lawsuit

The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case where the state is asking that a lawsuit by environmental groups that challenge the strategy for handling farm runoff into the Raccoon River be dismissed.

December 16, 2020 In News

Iowa Public Radio: Iowa Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Water Quality Lawsuit Proceeds

The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges the legislature’s voluntary approach to regulating nutrient pollution in the Raccoon River from farm runoff.

December 16, 2020 In News

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments over water quality in Raccoon River

Environmental groups that want the state to regulate farm pollution running into waterways took their arguments to the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Action sued the state over pollution in the Raccoon River. They argued that…

December 16, 2020 In News

Agri-Pulse: Iowa high court to hear arguments in water case involving ancient legal doctrine

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to require the state to adopt a mandatory nutrient reduction program in the Raccoon River watershed, which supplies drinking water for half a million Iowans.

December 9, 2020 In News

Law360: Pa. Meatpackers Urge Court Action Over Virus Safety Plans

A group of workers told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s failure to enforce COVID-19 protocols at a Scranton-area meat processing plant underscored the importance of court intervention to ensure worker safety at the facility.

December 3, 2020 In News

Law360: 3 Takeaways From Smithfield’s Hog Farm Stench Settlement

When Smithfield Foods Inc. settled nuisance suits brought by hundreds of neighbors over the stench from hog waste lagoons, it placed a major legal threat in the rearview mirror hours after a federal appeals court gave activists fodder to push for change.