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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

As more concentrated animal feeding operations in Wisconsin look to expand, researchers are raising concerns about how such expansion could harm drinking water and air quality for nearby communities.

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 ...