New report reveals overlooked impact of livestock farms: 'Solutions must be found'

For people living near the farms, being exposed regularly to pollution can cause major health problems, including asthma and ...

They spoke up about factory farming. Now, they’re being threatened by their neighbors.

BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minnesota — In 2014, Lowell Trom hit a breaking point. For two decades, he had watched as his small farming ...
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Watchdog groups petition Oregon governor to beef up large animal farm regulations

Last year, with the support of a broad coalition of farm and environmental advocacy groups, Oregon. Gov Tina Kotek signed into law a bill that significantly reformed how large animal farms operate in ...
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Activists to JPMorgan Chase, BofA, Citi: Stop lending to factory farms

A group of 105 climate change and animal welfare organizations has sent an open letter to the heads of sustainable finance at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citi, urging them to stop making loans ...
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Conservation groups appeal Iowa factory farm ruling

Food & Water Watch, along with other environmental advocates, have appealed a federal court ruling that allows Iowa factory poultry and livestock operators to conceal the emission of hazardous ...