Applying Neighborly Values in Nelsonville, Wisconsin By Lisa Anderson I want you to think about what it means to you to be a good neighbor. … Read More
Wisconsin Residents Defeat Multi-Million Dollar Factory Farm Gas Operation
By Mary Dougherty, senior regional representative, SRAP “The first is that much of what we consider valuable in our world arises out of these kinds … Read More
Missouri Community Unites to Stop Slaughterhouse From Polluting Local Waterways
By Rachel Casteel, regional representative, SRAP A community in Polk County, Missouri, came together and stopped a slaughterhouse from dumping hundreds of thousands of wastewater … Read More
Farms Not Factories: Community Unites to Stop Industrial Hog Operation
Mary Dougherty is a writer, chef, executive director, and mother who lives on the shore of Lake Superior in the northernmost area of Wisconsin. In … Read More
VICTORY! SRAP Helps Iowa Residents Stop a Large Iowa Select CAFO
It’s easy to build a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Iowa. Weak regulations and a powerful pork industry make Iowa the country’s leading pork … Read More
Citizens Standing Up, Fighting Back: Doug Yankton – Ramsey County, North Dakota
Devils Lake in Ramsey County, North Dakota is much more than a local body of water to the 8,000 members of the Spirit Lake Tribe. … Read More
Citizens Standing Up, Fighting Back: Bob Glenn, Dade County, Missouri
The idea came in a choking cloud of chicken manure. Seventy-year-old Bob Glenn of Dade County, Missouri had to begin to think the unthinkable: leave … Read More
Citizens Standing Up, Fighting Back: Kathy Tyler, South Dakota
Kathy Tyler – South Dakota Kathy Tyler and her husband Tim have spent the past four decades building their dream life in the countryside of … Read More
Communities Standing Up, Fighting Back – Great Falls, Montana
A battle is brewing in Great Falls, Montana. Set midway between the mountainous national parks of Glacier and Yellowstone to the west and the open … Read More