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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over sugarcane burning in south Florida
Glades residents who alleged in a 2019 federal lawsuit that pre-harvest burning in nearby sugarcane fields leads to health-compromising air pollution have agreed to end their litigation with prejudice, meaning the plaintiffs cannot refile the same claim. -
Florida sugarcane growers again urge dismissal of pre-harvest burning lawsuit
For a third time, defendant companies have called for the dismissal of a long-running class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Glades residents that accuses sugar cane growers of endangering public health through the practice of pre-harvest burning. -
U.S. Sugar points up data errors in plaintiffs' lawsuit on sugarcane burning
In a federal lawsuit against Florida sugarcane farmers, plaintiffs’ attorneys have acknowledged errors in their calculations involving the effects of sugarcane harvesting on air quality in the Glades area.