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The Scary New Math of Factory Farm Waste

The Scary New Math of Factory Farm Waste

By Tia Schwab It has been almost a year since Hurricane Florence slammed the Carolinas, dumping a record 30 inches of rainfall in some parts of the states. At least 52 people died, and property and economic losses reached $24 billion, with nearly $17 billion in North Carolina alone. Flood waters also killed an estimated […]

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    Duke University Study: N.C. Residents Living Near Large Hog Farms Have Elevated Disease, Death Risks

    Duke University Study: N.C. Residents Living Near Large Hog Farms Have Elevated Disease, Death Risks

    By Olga Naidenko and Sydney Evans Residents of communities near industrial-scale hog farms in North Carolina face an increased risk of potentially deadly diseases, Duke University scientists reported in a study released this week. Researchers found that compared to communities without big hog farms, in the communities with the highest hog farm density, there were […]

    Iowans Fight Back Against Factory Farms—So Can You

    Iowans Fight Back Against Factory Farms—So Can You

    Ready for some inspiration? Check out this video of a press conference that took place earlier this month in Iowa. The conference begins with the powerful voice of Diane Rosenberg, executive director of Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors. Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors is a member of the Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture, a coalition […]

    Court Orders EPA to Close Loophole, Factory Farms Required to Report Toxic Pollution

    Court Orders EPA to Close Loophole, Factory Farms Required to Report Toxic Pollution

    The DC Circuit Court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday to close a loophole that has allowed hazardous substances released into the environment by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to go unreported. “We applaud the DC Circuit Court’s clear decision to enforce this vital environmental safeguard to protect public safety,” said Earthjustice attorney […]

    The True Cost of Industrial Meat Production

    The True Cost of Industrial Meat Production

    Waterkeeper Alliance and 13 North Carolina Riverkeeper organizations have launched a new video campaign that captures the struggle of community members living with the impacts of industrial farm pollution. [facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1350389378307329/ expand=1] The True Cost of Industrial Meat Production raises awareness of environmental injustices being perpetrated against North Carolina’s most vulnerable populations and features powerful, […]

    How America’s Dairyland Is Polluted by Factory Farms

    How America’s Dairyland Is Polluted by Factory Farms

    The slogan on Wisconsin’s license plate—“America’s Dairyland”—celebrates the state’s number one agricultural activity and iconic status as a milk and cheese producer. What it doesn’t reveal is how dramatically the dairy industry in Wisconsin and in other parts of the U.S. has been changing, or the environmental concerns those changes pose.  While milk carton imagery […]

    Interactive Map Tracks Factory Farm Operations in Michigan

    Interactive Map Tracks Factory Farm Operations in Michigan

    Today’s large-scale industrial agriculture relies heavily on Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) that house large numbers of livestock in cramped quarters. As has been well documented, violations and questionable—even illegal—practices seem to run rampant on factory farms, the consequences of which have a negative impact on public health and the environment. Center for Food Safety (CFS) […]

    Organizations Urge U.S. Rejection of Smithfield Takeover

    Organizations Urge U.S. Rejection of Smithfield Takeover

    EcoWatch A letter addressed to members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. was delivered today by a broad coalition of farm, community and consumer organizations, urging the members to recommend that the Obama Administration reject the proposed Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd. acquisition of Smithfield Foods. The significant risks of a Shuanghui takeover […]