New Swine Waste Permit Fails to Protect Communities & Water
This should be the last General Permit for industrial hog operations that the sanctions the lagoon and sprayfield system. Period. ...
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North Carolinians: Tell DEQ to Improve Its Hog Permit
Most of the state's hog facilities use a primitive system that exposes nearby residents to noxious odors, dangerous gases, water pollutants, and superbugs. But ...
YES on Prop 12: Improving Food Animal Welfare in CA & Beyond
This year, Californians have an opportunity to vote for more humane and ethical treatment of some animals raised in the state and some animal products brought i...
Post-Florence: Return to Normal for Big Ag but Not Neighbors
As the residents of North Carolina begin the long process of recovery, our thoughts are with the people whose health and well-being are endangered because of th...
Before Florence, EPA Weakened Protections for CAFO Neighbors
As CAFO neighbors in rural North Carolina work to pick up the pieces and try to return to their lives, there will be one less layer of protection afforded to th...
Florence Increases Manure Lagoon & Coal Ash Threat
In addition to potentially record-setting winds and rain putting residents in immediate danger, the storm also threatens to compound risks that frontline commun...