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Iowa’s manure problem, explained
A new report by EWG found that Iowa livestock farms generate over 100 million tons of manure each year. It’s a mounting problem as the state grapples with water pollution and disproportionately high cancer rates.
Editorial intern Julie Zen...
Iowa livestock boom outpaces oversight as manure pollution grows, analysis finds
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The number of large, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Iowa increased 13% over the past six years, according to a new report. It’s a mounting problem in a state that generates...
Court narrows meat industry lawsuit over California’s animal welfare law
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A US district judge this week allowed one argument in a meatpacking company’s lawsuit against California over the state’s animal welfare law to proceed, while dismissing other aspects of the company’s argume...
USDA to remove rules protecting livestock farmers from discrimination and deception
Featured image: USDA Secretary Rollins at a July event. (Credit USDA)
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week it aims to rescind a series of Biden-era rules that were designed to protect farmers from any unfair practice...
Lax oversight of hog CAFOs harms endangered species, study finds
Neuse River Waterdog, listed as threatened. (Credit: USFWS)
Large concentrated hog farms that send manure contamination into local waterways not only impact human health but threaten the existence of more than a dozen endangered species, a...
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Center for Food Safety empowers people, supports farmers, and protects the earth from the impacts of industrial agriculture. With groundbreaking legal, scientific, and grassroots action, we fight for your right to safe food and a healthy environment.
Brooklyn-based science journalist. Editorial intern at The New Lede. Master’s student in NYU's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP). Previously at CBC News. Words in Slate, Offrange, Prism, The Brooklyn Paper, and elsewhere.
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