Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hens in cages (Photo via Getty Images) Factory farms in Iowa produce 109 billion pounds of waste each year, according to a new ...

Iowa’s factory farms produce 109 billion pounds of waste annually, a 78% increase over 20 years, and more than 25 times the state’s human population A Food & Water Watch analysis of USDA’s 2022 Census ...

President Biden has announced a disaster declaration in Iowa, opening up federal funding for Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth and Sioux counties, amidst deadly record-breaking flooding. As officials warn ...

Factory farms in Wisconsin produce 33 billion pounds of waste every year, about four times the amount of waste created by the state’s human population, according to a new report by Food and Water ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - As we address the algae bloom issues 10 years later, one fuel for the bloom is the target of Lake Erie advocates. Aug. 2 marks 10 years since Toledo’s water crisis. For nearly ...

Local environmental groups say Oregon’s latest permit regulating waste from factory farms does not adequately protect ...

Two billion more people could be fed every year if the world stopped feeding grain to factory-farmed animals, according to a new report published today by Compassion in World Farming. The world could ...

WASHINGTON — The government proposed new rules Thursday that require factory-style farms to obtain permits when polluting rivers, streams and lakes with animal waste. The proposed rules from the ...

Factory farms in Iowa produce 109 billion pounds of waste each year, according to a new report from Food and Water Watch about concentrated livestock operations in the U.S. That’s 25 times more waste ...