Legal Actions
Take Action: Urge Fish & Wildlife Service to Protect the Hellbender from Extinction
The Eastern hellbender, our nation’s largest salamander, is facing an alarming crisis. Its habitat and population are plummeting across much ...
Community, Environmental, and Animal Welfare Organizations Press EPA to Strengthen Water Pollution Control Standards for Slaughterhouses and Animal Rendering Facilities
Stronger standards would prevent hundreds of millions of pounds of pollution from reaching rivers and streams, helping to protect more ...
EPA Proposes to Exempt Most Slaughterhouses from Updated Water Pollution Control Rules
Environmental Groups Urge EPA to Require Meat Processing Plants to Comply with Modern Technology Standards for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution ...
Reflecting on Our Clean Water Victory — A National Precedent
A year ago, on December 20, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an historic opinion ...
EPA Proposes Rule to Reduce Pollution from Slaughterhouses and Rendering Facilities
In response to lawsuits, EPA begins process of mandating pollution reductions. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...
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