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In communities living next to factory farms, residents have long voiced their concerns about environmental pollution. Now, research shows that not only can we see the air pollution generated by ...
Ninth Circuit hears argument in landmark lawsuit seeking to rein in pollution at thousands of unregulated factory farms Today, Food & Water Watch attorneys representing 13 groups appeared in court in ...
We’re suing the EPA for its inaction on factory farm water pollution. Recently, farmer advocates, environmental justice communities, and scientists weighed in. We’re suing the EPA for its inaction on ...
In 2005, the EPA said it would study the issue and finalize pollution measurement models in 2009, which it could then use to issue Clean Air Act permits in 2010 and get factory farm air pollution ...
The EPA, which declined to comment on Monday, said last month in a letter to the groups that the agency shares their concerns that factory farms are significant sources of pollution, but rejected ...
Bush appointee, asked Miller why she opposed giving the EPA time to study factory farm pollution and come up with a plan. Because the issue is urgent, Miller said. She pointed to a 2022 EPA report, in ...
A factory farm has agreed to pay the Wisconsin Department of Justice $215,000 to settle pollution allegations. The Legislature’s finance committee is slated to approve the deal during a meeting ...
Factory farming is a colloquial term ... With examples of this spanning the country, from California to North Carolina, this kind of pollution is a pattern of environmental injustice. Farmer Health ...
The battle came to a head two years ago when the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the DNR can impose conditions on factory farms' water pollution permits to protect the state's waters.
Sam Delgado was a Future Perfect fellow writing about labor and food systems, public health, and literacy. In communities living next to factory farms, residents have long voiced their concerns ...
The battle came to a head two years ago when the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the DNR can impose conditions on factory farms’ water pollution permits to protect the state’s waters.