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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
EASTERN SHORE, MD - An environmental group is calling on Governor Wes Moore to halt new permits for factory poultry farms in Maryland, claiming the waste produced by the Eastern Shore’s robust poultry ...
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.