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German Energy Company Succeeds in Landmark Climate Change Litigation Case

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On May 28, 2025, the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, sided with the defendant energy company in a landmark climate change litigation case brought by a Peruvian farmer. The farmer wanted the energy company to pay (in...more

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Special Water Supply Edition: California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.19.24

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A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained on July 16. Kings...more

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States Want California To Leave Their Bacon Alone

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A group of 16 AGs wrote a letter to Congressional leadership urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (“EATS”) Act, which is intended to preserve states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their...more

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Growing Profits: How Farmers, Greenhouse Operators, and Fishermen Can Maximize Tax Savings Under Canada's Greenhouse Gas Pollution...

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The Canadian Federal Government's Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, now entering its fifth year since enactment, presents unique challenges and opportunities for farmers, greenhouse operators, and fishermen. As key...more

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Food is finally on the table of global environmental summits, but to what end?

Industrial food systems are responsible for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and are a key driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss, threatening more than 85 percent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. But...more

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Credit where credit's due: Who's benefiting from the voluntary carbon market?

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Projects that protect and restore the environment improve carbon storage and strengthen the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, says Dan Collison, Chief Executive of Farm Africa....more

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German Court hears case of farmer suing a major car manufacturer over greenhouse gas emissions

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On 20 May 2022, the Regional Court of Detmold heard a climate change complaint brought by a farmer against a major German automotive car manufacturer. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant’s production of gas-fueled...more

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Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode One: Keeping America Fed with Jeff Huckaby, President & CEO of Grimmway Farms

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Grimmway Farms’ President & CEO Jeff Huckaby joins Stoel Rives agribusiness partner Adam Dittman to discuss Grimmway Farms and its rise to becoming a global produce leader and the world’s largest producer of carrots. The two...more

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Biden Administration’s Actions to ‘Tackle Climate Crisis’ Involve Agriculture Sector

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Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad presents the agriculture sector with opportunities to have a voice in how the Administration meets its targets to reduce and mitigate greenhouse gas...more

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