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Factory Farming Pollutes Water in Many Ways
Mercola· 5 days agoWater pollution is a growing problem, and nonorganic farming activities — both on land and in water — are significant contributors. In ...
Tyson meat plants dumped millions of pounds of pollution into Missouri and Illinois waterways,...
KSDK St. Louis· 2 weeks agoIt takes literal tons of water to make hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken nuggets, according to United...
State pulls water permit for proposed Foster Farms chicken farm in Linn County
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe barns would house 580,000 chickens at a time and about 3.5 million per year. It would make it...
Tyson Foods released 371 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways, report finds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMeat processing company Tyson Foods released at least 371.7 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways between 2018 and 2022, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
In Winona County, the tension between agriculture and water quality gets personal
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLEWISTON — Richard and Karen Ahrens never meant to become activists. For seven decades, the Ahrens...
Next steps in review of proposed Colerain Township duck barn May 29
Lancaster Online· 1 week agoThe Colerain Township zoning hearing board met for more than twoand half hours Wednesday evening and...
The Broadside (Transcript): Our trash lives next to this community
WUNC Chapel Hill· 3 days agoAnisa Khalifa: Our waste is unavoidable. This week on the Broadside, what it's like to live next door to North Carolina’s largest landfill, and what one community is
Iowa DNR director asked to take action after fertilizer spill that killed 750,000 fish
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 days agoArea where leak occurred didn't have permanent, protective berm Co-op workers discovered the spill...
Report: Tyson processing plants discharged 300 million pounds of pollutants into U.S. waterways |...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 1 week agoThe report relies on data from the Environmental Protection Agency to estimate the quantity and...
Minnesota’s actions foreshadow potential farm regulations for Iowa
Quad-City Times· 1 week agoAnhydrous ammonia is a common farm fertilizer used to boost corn yields. Environmental groups...