Manny Rutinel & Sebastian Quaade, “Reducing Animal Agriculture Emissions: The Viability of a Farm Transition Carbon Offset Protocol,” 52 Environmental Law Reporter, 2022.
Daina Bray (with Paula Cardoso and Michael Swistara), “Harms to Animals, People, and the Environment: Legislative and Litigation Efforts Around the World to End the Live Export of Farmed Animals,” ABA International Animal Law Committee Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2022.
Daina Bray (with Paula Cardoso), “Brazilian Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Rio de Janeiro’s Ban on Animal Testing of Cosmetics,” ABA International Law Section Year In Review, 2021.
By Simon Engler, Tim Ibbotson-Sindelar, Angus McLean, and Lexi Smith
CAFO immunity laws, or “right-to-farm laws,” are statutes that prevent plaintiffs from seeking redress in court for some of the health and environmental harms caused by industrial animal agriculture. This paper proposes a novel litigation strategy to overturn or curtail Pennsylvania’s CAFO immunity law.
By Jeamme Chia, Zoe Novic, Kathryn Pogin, and Aaron Troncoso
While attempts to improve contractual fairness stalled federally, the 2010 GIPSA rule provided a number of substantive protections to poultry growers that could be provided by state legislatures. This report identifies four key areas of reform potentially replicable through state law, and proposes that these reforms be introduced in the state of Virginia.
By Tony Cisneros, Brooke Dekolf, Chris Ewell, Hannah Gross, and Kristen Wraithwall
State-level food procurement policies are a powerful and often overlooked tool for advancing public interests. This report describes how Illinois state could improve their food procurement policies to more effectively prioritize and purchase ethical, equitable and environmentally sustainable food options.
By Alexander Weiss, Caroline Parker, Hope Bidga-Peyton, Kara Hoving, and Matthew Burnett
State support for anaerobic digester technology is growing rapidly. This technology, which is rarely profitable without government support, promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from intensive livestock agriculture, and reduce some associated public health and environmental damages -- but it could also exacerbate harms. This report describes the tools that policymakers can use to mitigate the negative impacts of anaerobic digester legislation to ensure that benefits of the technology are not offset by an expansion of intensive livestock production.
By Liam Gunn, Christina Ospina, Colin Peterson, and Manny Rutinel
In recent years, carbon markets have emerged as a promising strategy to help governments and businesses limit greenhouse gas emissions and incentivize better practices. In conjunction with the carbon market, carbon offset programs enable companies to diminish their net contribution to greenhouse gases. This paper proposes leveraging carbon offset protocols to finance sustainable farming transitions.
By Caroline Grueskin, Rory Jacobsen, Tony Mazza, and Rebecca McLean
Decades of industry consolidation, de-unionization, and exploitation of immigrant workers has resulted in unsafe work conditions for the half a million people employed in U.S. meat and poultry processing plants. This report proposes that increased public awareness, a worker-safety certification for meat productions, and state-level regulatory reform could together improve worker safety.
By Henry Elliman, Yihui Chen, Katherine Kornman, and Mallika Talwar
Certain foods are major drivers of global greenhouse gas emissions, and with billions of dollars spent on food annually, the federal government prominently shapes the food industry. This report outlines an executive order that directs government agencies to use their purchasing power to promote regenerative agriculture and climate-friendly food.
By Jenn Burka, Emily Judson, Humna Sharif, and Cristiana Wurzer
The United States's land-grant university system provides a powerful way to advance research in sustainable agriculture. This paper details how states can use subsidies to enact structural changes to the food system through research funding to these institutions.
By Ryan Clemens, Amanda Martinez, and Walker Cammack
In recent years, Connecticut has built momentum and support for real action in the farm-to-school movement. This report outlines a four-phase game plan to consolidate the buying power of public schools, allow small farmers to flourish, and to promote a healthier and more ethical approach to feeding school children.
Produce prescriptions help patients with diet-related illnesses buy fruits and vegetables. These sorts of programs measurably improve health outcomes but are chronically underfunded. This paper proposes expanding access to produce prescriptions by modifying state-level public health insurance plans.
Laurie Sellars and Becca Franks featured on the BBC's program Science in Action50 to discuss their paper, "How mariculture expansion is dewilding the ocean and its inhabitants," October 17, 2024.
Laurie Sellars, featured guest on AMA Journal of Ethics' podcast Ethics Talk51 to discuss her article with Jeff Sebo, "“How Should Treatment of Animals Beyond the Lab Factor Into Institutional Review?” September 2024.
Jonathan Lovvorn, featured guest on The Dispatch's podcast Advisory Opinions52 episode to discuss the Supreme Court case regarding Proposition 12 with Humane Society of the United States Vice President for Farm Animal Protection Josh Balk, October 13, 2022.
Doug Kysar, featured guest on Life on the Ark53 podcast, Part 5 "Rebuilding the Ark" and Part 8 "Prince Sattva and the Hungry Tiger," November 3 and December 19, 2022.
Daina Bray, "The CDC's Dog Import Ban: Legal Issues and Next Steps to Protect the Public, Animals, and International Rescue Efforts," American Bar Association, December 6, 2021.
Viveca Morris, "How Climate Change Impacts Farm Animal Welfare," American University, March 18, 2021.
Jonathan Lovvorn, Innovating in a Climate Crisis: Issues Relating to Food Policy, Safety, and Ecosystem Market Tools, Lewis & Clark Law School, March 13, 2021.
Doug Kysar, The Grande-Synthe Decision: A Conversation about National Climate Commitments, Accountability, and the Role of Courts, Yale Law School, February 24, 2021.
Doug Kysar, Science and Democracy Seminar, Harvard University Center for the Environment, November 10, 2020.
Doug Kysar, Virtual Book Launch: Climate Change Litigation in the Asia Pacific, National University of Singapore, October 28, 2020.
Jon Lovvorn, Food Policy and Purchasing Innovation in a Climate Crisis, Animal Law Conference, October 25, 2020.
Jon Lovvorn, The Sustainability Myth--Tackling the Climate, Animal Welfare, Food Security, & Environmental Costs of Agriculture, Forward Food Conference, October 16, 2020.
Viveca Morris, "Pandemics Show What We're Doing to Animals and the Planet is Killing Us Too." Lectures for Yale Young Global Scholars Program, July 2020.
Jonathan Lovvorn, Animal Ethics, Climate Policy, Consumer Demand, Alternative Protein Technology, and the Future of the American Industrial Animal Agriculture Model, International Symposium on Farm Animal Welfare Science and Human Obligations (keynote), Griffith University, August 19, 2019.
Doug Kysar, Counterfactual Carbon and the Neoliberal Imagination, Multiple Carbons: Workshop, Harvard University, April 6, 2019.
Doug Kysar, Animals and Climate Change, Natural Resources and Conservation Management Conference, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, April 5, 2019.
Doug Kysar, Panelist, Fire and Ice: The Shifting Narrative of Climate Change, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California, February 9, 2019.
