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Farmers and groups urge support for Maine LD 1911

Maine State House, Augusta, ME—Impacted farmers and a coalition of groups held a press conference outside the State House in Augusta today to urge passage of Maine LD 1911, An Act To Prohibit the Contamination o

Press statement on Maine LD 1911

IATP Senior Attorney Sharon Treat delivered the following statement at a press conference on the dangers of PFAS contaminated sludge in Maine and LD 1911 on February 23, 2022. 

Press conference on dangers of PFAS contaminated sludge in Maine and LD 1911

MEDIA ADVISORY: February 22, 2022

Climate Change, Agriculture and Resilience

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IATP responses to a public consultation paper on Science Based Targets Initiative net zero standard for Forestry Land and Agriculture Group (FLAG) of companies

To read the full comments submitted on February 18, 2022, please download a copy of the comments here. 

Letter to the NRCS on Conservation Practice Standards

To read the full letter to USDA Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service Terry Cosby, download a PDF of the letter. 

MinneAg Network applauds Governor Walz’s proposed agriculture budget in 2022

IATP is an organizing member of the MinneAg Network. Learn more about the new Minnesota network here.

What is systems thinking?

It is not easy to describe systems thinking. After all, the very heart of a systems approach is the opposite of simple: complexity. That is exactly why IATP chooses a systems approach — because in complexity, we find the possibility of transformative change. Beware “win-win” solutions and silver bullets.

IATP encouraged by initial committee vote banning sludge spreading to curb PFAS contamination

Today, 10 of 13 members of the Maine Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted to ban the unsafe practice of spreading sludge and sludge-derived compost on land.

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