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Maryland must curb Eastern Shore factory farm pollution
Across the Eastern Shore, large-scale industrial poultry operations collectively raise nearly 300 million chickens a year. Their manure — more than 500 million pounds annually — doesn’t just…
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Enviro Groups Ask Moore Admin to Crack Down on Factory Farm Waste
Factory farm pollution has already taken a heavy toll on Maryland’s waterways and communities.
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What are CAFOs?
What are CAFOs? They are an example of industrial agriculture, which aims to produce as many calories as possible as cheaply as possible.
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Manure biogas is a climate smokescreen for big agriculture
The production and use of manure biogas hurts communities in numerous ways. Hear from community members about how it’s affecting them:
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A Brown Cloud Over the Golden State
The report, based on interviews with residents, government data and past studies, focuses on Tulare County, the home of one third of California’s dairy cows and 11% of manure digesters in the U.S.
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New Report: California’s manure biogas subsidies are devastating local communities
Across California, people of color, Latine & Native American residents are significantly more likely to reside closer to CAFOs — and the pollution they cause.
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House Republican Farm Bill a Massive Handout to Big Ag, Theft of State and Local Authority
After months of delay, House Republicans released the full text for their Farm Bill proposal. The bill slashes nutrition programs and climate-focused conservation funding in order to boost chemical-in…
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Friends of the Earth Statement in Response to USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities Announcement
This lays the groundwork for Big Ag to use these projects to greenwash their own emissions and collect tremendous amounts of farm data.
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Environmental justice, climate groups call on EPA to rein in the harms of factory farms
A letter sent to EPA Administrator Michael Regan urges him to act on the EPA’s existing authority to provide federal oversight of factory farms.
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Industrial Animal Agriculture Impacts on Environmental Justice and the Need for Federal Oversight
This fact sheet explores industrial animal agriculture’s health impacts on environmental justice & rural communities.