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How Big Ag is trying to strip your right to sue

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Carey Gillam @careygillam.bsky.social · 21h

This issue isn't going away... www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIJc... @thenewlede.bsky.social

YouTube video by Environmental Working Group (EWG)

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 21h

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 21h

A fight in Washington could limit lawsuits against pesticide makers.

Supporters say it protects farmers.

Critics say it shields chemical giants and weakens accountability for harm.

Trump administration acts on majority of industry wish list

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Investigate Midwest @investigatemidwest.bsky.social · 6d

A court dismissed a lawsuit accusing EPA of failing to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer. Plaintiffs say sewage sludge spread on fields exposes crops & livestock to “forever chemicals.” With no federal PFAS testing, farms remain vulnerable.
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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 4d

The EPA’s new toxic substances nominee is Douglas Troutman, a longtime industry lobbyist.

Environmental watchdogs warn of deepening ties between polluters and policymakers.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/trum...

US manufacturers who late last year asked the incoming Trump administration for a “regulatory reset” have seen roughly 80% of their specific regulatory requests acted on in just the first eight months...

Trump administration acts on majority of industry wish list

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 4d

100 manufacturing groups urged Trump for a “regulatory reset.”

Federal agencies have since moved on 23 of their 29 asks, including easing #PFAS rules, LNG export limits, and pollution standards.
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US manufacturers who late last year asked the incoming Trump administration for a “regulatory reset” have seen roughly 80% of their specific regulatory requests acted on in just the first eight months...

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

Prop 12, backed by California voters in 2018, requires pigs, hens, and calves to have room to move.

Federal lawmakers now want to undo it through the Save Our Bacon Act and the Food Security and Farm Protection Act.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/farm...

Farmers fight federal efforts to block states from promoting humane animal agriculture

A coalition of family farmers and meat companies gathered in the nation’s capital this week to fight federal efforts aimed at blocking state laws that promote humane, crate-free treatment of livestock...

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

Family farmers and small meat producers are pushing back against federal efforts to block state laws like California’s Prop 12, which ban cramped animal confinement.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/farm...

Farmers fight federal efforts to block states from promoting humane animal agriculture

A coalition of family farmers and meat companies gathered in the nation’s capital this week to fight federal efforts aimed at blocking state laws that promote humane, crate-free treatment of livestock...

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

In just 8 months, the Trump administration has acted on roughly 80% of the manufacturing industry’s wish list, rolling back or amending dozens of environmental and chemical safety rules.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/trum...

Trump administration acts on majority of industry wish list

US manufacturers who late last year asked the incoming Trump administration for a “regulatory reset” have seen roughly 80% of their specific regulatory requests acted on in just the first eight months...

States rush to support clean energy as Trump retreats from renewables

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Meg Wilcox @megwilcox.bsky.social · 5d

Trump's war on renewables is devastating but states press on. And w/rising demand, "Solar and wind are still going to get built because you can't build anything else right now," Dennis Wamsted, energy analyst,
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Massachusetts is one of many states nationwide with programs that encourage renewable energy development to meet robust greenhouse gas reduction goals. And like Massachusetts, many other states are sh...

States rush to support clean energy as Trump retreats from renewables

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5d

Trump’s rollback of clean energy credits could cut renewable deployment in half by 2035, analysts warn.

But state programs like Massachusetts’ SMART 3.0 are pushing forward with billions for solar, EVs, and heat pumps.

@megwilcox.bsky.social reports.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/stat...

Massachusetts is one of many states nationwide with programs that encourage renewable energy development to meet robust greenhouse gas reduction goals. And like Massachusetts, many other states are sh...

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 6d

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 6d

As the Trump administration retreats from renewables, states are doubling down.

"States are recognizing … we need to step up and fill this void of leadership," said Jacob Weinberg of Solar Energy Industries Association.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/stat...

States rush to support clean energy as Trump retreats from renewables

Massachusetts is one of many states nationwide with programs that encourage renewable energy development to meet robust greenhouse gas reduction goals. And like Massachusetts, many other states are sh...

Appeal seeks to force factory farms to disclose hazardous air emissions

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 7d

Health risks from living near large livestock farms include headaches, nausea, and even brain damage.

An appeal now seeks to make these emissions public.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/fact...

A coalition of food, environmental and animal welfare groups is appealing a recent federal court decision that upheld a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempting factory farms from publicly disclosing hazardous air emissions information.

Appeal seeks to force factory farms to disclose hazardous air emissions

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 8d

“The owners of industrial factory farms … don’t want to be held responsible for the brain and lung damage and deaths their emissions can cause,” said Ryan Maher of @biologicaldiversity.org.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/fact...

A coalition of food, environmental and animal welfare groups is appealing a recent federal court decision that upheld a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempting factory farms from publi...

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 8d

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 8d

Factory farms release toxic gases like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide—but under a 2019 EPA rule, they don’t have to tell anyone.

Now, advocates are asking a court to force disclosure of these emissions.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/fact...

Appeal seeks to force factory farms to disclose hazardous air emissions

A coalition of food, environmental and animal welfare groups is appealing a recent federal court decision that upheld a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempting factory farms from publi...

Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 11d

Almost 70 million acres of US farmland could be contaminated with “forever chemicals.”

A new court ruling means that farms and farmers across the country will remain vulnerable to #PFAS in sewage sludge without help from federal regulators.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/epa-...

A federal district court this week dismissed a lawsuit alleging the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to prevent the contamination of farmland across the country with toxic PFAS in sewag...

Industry, environmental groups spar over California bill to ban PFAS in cookware

The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 11d

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 11d

California is weighing SB 682, a bill to ban PFAS in cookware by 2030.

Supporters say it’s a step toward protecting public health and water systems.

Opponents warn it could hit restaurants and consumers hard.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/cali...

As US states increasingly pass laws to limit PFAS chemicals in consumer products, a debate is heating up over a California bill that proposes banning the sale of cookware with intentionally added “for...