Multinational corporation Bioenergy Devco wants to build a massive factory farm gas and composting facility on the Eastern Shore that would threaten already vulnerable communities with air and water pollution.
SRAP Pays Tribute to Indiana CAFO Watch Founder, Barbara Sha Cox
Retired nurse Barbara Sha Cox was looking forward to a quiet, easy life on her Indiana farm with her husband when she first learned in … Read More
Last Chance to Comment on Missouri’s CAFO General Permit!
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released the final drafts of its proposed Operating General Permits for the state’s 500+ concentrated animal feeding operations … Read More
Tell the DNR to Strengthen Iowa’s CAFO Rules!
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its proposed rules for regulating concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Iowa. Unfortunately, the rules don’t go … Read More
Help Tighten Regulations on CAFOs in Nebraska!
State regulators are set to renew a Clean Water Act general permit that governs concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Nebraska. This is the primary … 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
Missouri DNR Weakens Regulations on the State’s Largest CAFOs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Julie Wilson Communications Manager Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (512) 665-8195 Juliew@sraproject.org Melissa Vatterott Policy Director Missouri Coalition for the Environment … Read More
Victory! Iowa Select Withdraws Factory Farm Application in Tama County, Iowa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Julie Wilson Communications Manager Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (512) 665-8195 Juliew [at] sraproject [dot] org Lisa Whelan Operations Director Iowa … Read More
WATCH: Smithfield Rap Sheet Exposes Decades of Factory Farm Pollution
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) reviewed three decades of public records and found Smithfield’s factory farms caused 748 reported spills, spewing more than 7.3 million … Read More