Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Tuesday July 09, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
'They Scream for Ice Cream': PETA 'Cow' Gives the Scoop on Dairy to Local Parlors
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 9 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
Amid the dairy industry's promotion of July as National Ice Cream Month, a flurry of new PETA ads on bike racks across the greater Milwaukee area--including many located near ice cream shops--might make consumers in "America's Dairyland" steer clear of cow's milk in favor of delicious vegan options. The appeals serve as a chilling reminder that in the dairy industry, newborn calves are
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Leading Scientists Urge Court to Reject Faulty Land Use Change Arguments
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release:
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The nation's leading experts in agricultural economics and biofuels lifecycle analysis urged the D.C. Circuit Court last week to reject erroneous claims made by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) in its lawsuit challenging EPA's 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes.
In its challenge to EPA's so-called "RFS set rule," CBD relied on debunked studies by University of Wisconsin
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Louisiana Ten Commandments lawsuit plaintiffs seek preliminary injunction
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 8 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
The plaintiffs in Roake v. Brumley filed a motion for a preliminary injunction today in an effort to stop officials in Louisiana from implementing a new law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom.
In their motion, the plaintiffs ask the court to issue an order that blocks the defendants from posting the Ten Commandments in public schools or taking any ot
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