Most people don’t know the law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon. But if you’re a multinational corporation with a history of harming people, Shook Hardy is the go-to law shop. The firm has guided tobacco and chemical corporations through cancer
Carmi was more than Rob Hemond's hometown lake, it was his livelihood. He seemed to know about every drop of water in the region. He also seemed to know everybody.
One of Ben & Jerry’s largest “Caring Dairy” farms was recently caught fudging its cow numbers to avoid state regulations, according to records obtained by Regeneration Vermont. For more than 18 months,
The dairy supplier to Ben & Jerry’s, which relies largely on milk produced by large, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), continues to process loads that are classified by state officials as being in violation of strict antibiotic residue limits. According
While people understandably go out of their way to consume meat products that are “antibiotic free,” there’s no similar level of concern with conventional dairy products. And there should be. Here’s the dirty little secret about modern dairy: Antibiotic residues
Below is a video taken by Vermont’s Ag Agency late last year, showing a Ben & Jerry’s “Caring Dairy” polluting the waterways less than a mile from Lake Champlain. And it comes at a time when Vermont taxpayers are facing
A Regeneration Vermont (RegenVT) investigation has discovered that a farm owned by the vice president of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, the suppliers for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, allegedly violated water quality laws by releasing manure runoff into the
[The following are excerpts from John Dillon's full report on Vermont Public Radio about a federal court's ruling against Ben & Jerry's, allowing the consumer deception suit against them to move forward.] A court has refused to dismiss legal claims
Victory! A federal court has ruled in favor of consumer and environmental advocates claiming that Ben & Jerry’s is deceiving consumers about the quality of its products and treatment of dairy cows. Specifically, the Superior Court of the District of
These are harrowing times for the nearly 1,500 migrant workers laboring on Vermont’s largest dairy farms. These farmworkers, predominantly from Mexico, are forced to live in the shadows, where their farm bosses harbor them in exchange for long hours, low
