US Supreme Court should hear cases against factory animals farms. Case being heard this session blames oil companies and completely ignores factory farming.

[u/brookeariel1979]

The US Supreme Court is hearing a case against the oil industry (Suncor Energy vs. Boulder County)
The case is bringing the question of whether energy companies should be responsible for environmental impact at the state level.
Why are there so many people that deny the damage and harm caused by factory farm operations? Toxic Waste and Manure
Volume: U.S. CAFOs confine billions of animals and produce over 900 billion to 1 trillion pounds of untreated manure and agricultural sewage every year—vastly exceeding total human waste production.
(Google AI statistics- quick search)
This is only mentioning the sewage and waste from these farms.
I’m an ethical vegan, and what I promote is generally for the animals, but when environmental advocates bring cases to the Supreme Court, completely ignoring the impact of factory farms, I question motive and logic of it.
It seems like if we close these farms and find alternative resources and land space for non-animal agriculture, it would solve many problems.
How are these issues ignored by environmentalists? Are they just not as knowledgeable as they claim to be or choose to ignore because of the financial benefits from factory farming and animal product sales? The answer is so obvious!

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[u/Door-Jazzlike]

who's to blame for climate change, and who could plausibly be held accountable for it in a court of law are different things

[u/brookeariel1979 → u/Door-Jazzlike]

Is this a supposed “greater good” consideration? It makes no sense to me how often this is ignored.
Maybe because oil companies can afford to pay the damages and gloss over everything with a minimum of bad press.
I’m sure if I sat with it long enough I could think of a lot of reasons.

[u/GlitteringSalad6413 → u/brookeariel1979]

It’s hard to imagine that they will not side with the oil companies in this situation, the supreme court will not help anyone or anything.

[u/Head-Director-6406]

The court system has always been a lagging indicator for liberation movements, you get progress in court cases after a popular movement builds power.

You also get regression in the courts when popular movements lose power and influence.

[u/filkerdave]

Cases don't just come before SCOTUS. There's an actual process and several steps (including other court cases) before they get there.

So they'd need to bring cases at the local and state level first.

Do people seriously not understand this?

[u/Eretici_dis → u/filkerdave]

Nah nah nah, it's hypocrisy. Not about the laws, not about process and how everything in our still nominally rules based society works. I feel like it should appear before a supreme court because I think it's wrong, without any knowledge of law or previous cases or anything. And because I feel like that, that's the only law that matters.

/s

[u/Is_It_Soup_Season]

Solid waste pollution is already regulated at the state level. At least, in my state, and those I’ve worked in.

[u/brookeariel1979]

It’s being heard today, October 5,2026. It will be interesting to hear what impact they claim that’s exactly the same as what we experience from animal farming.