Citizen petition demands industrial ag executive recuse himself to avoid further conflicts of interest; STOPP cites ongoing federal Clean Air Act investigation of Hickman Family … Read More
Press Release: Fulton County Township Drafts Resolution Opposing Massive Illinois Hog Operation Along the Spoon River
Bernadotte Township board members register opposition to planned 20-thousand head swine concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO). BERNADOTTE TOWNSHIP, IL August 22, 2016 Board members of … Read More
Minnesota: National Groups Support Family Farmers’ Appeal Against Factory Farm
26 July 2016: For Immediate Release St. Paul, Minnesota A coalition of the nation’s leading public health and environmental groups, in an unprecedented … Read More
Illegal Blighting Lawsuit Filed by Fremont Citizens in Costco Poultry Plant Fight
Due process violations alleged; Temporary injunction requested to halt further city development of massive animal operation that would process more than 300-thousand chickens per day … Read More
Press Release: Fulton County Residents Learn the Facts about CAFOs in Illinois
Threat of Ipava industrial hog operation rallies community to protect their health, environment and quality of life. IPAVA, IL ”JULY 1, 2016 ”Fulton County residents … Read More
Press Release: Mason City, Iowa: Public Records Sought on Prestage Slaughter Plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts Chris Petersen, Socially Responsible Agricultural Project 641-425-8760 | chrisp@sraproject.org Group Targets Iowa Economic Development Authority Records on Proposed Prestage Hog … Read More
Press Release: Lewiston, IL More Errors in Flawed Livestock Permit
LEWISTOWN, IL MARCH 22, 2016 The citizens group Fulton County Concerned Citizens (FCCC) has issued a renewed demand that the construction permit for a new industrial-scale swine operation be revoked permanently.
Victory for Citizens Asserting Clayton Hog Factory Too Close For Comfort
Group pressures Village Trustees to take legal action enforcing municipal zoning ordinance at the December 1st Village meeting — and Village listens CLAYTON, IL DECEMBER … Read More
Press Release: Lansing, Michigan New Report Factory Farm Pollution Mapping
Today, the Less=More Coalition released a report that takes an unprecedented look at the relationship between the manure load from factory farms in the Western Lake Erie Watershed (WLEW) and the federal subsidies that have poured into the region to facilities that generate that waste over the last seven years.