Five years ago, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) developed stricter permit measures on industrial livestock operations, known as Concentrated Animal … Read More
New Study: Dramatic Growth of Manure Digesters on Wisconsin Mega Dairies Brings More Cows, More Pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Expert contact: Molly Armus Friends of the Earth marmus@foe.org Media contact: Haven Bourque Friends of the Earth haven@havenbmedia.com June 5, 2024 Data … Read More
SRAP’s Water Rangers Program Protects Communities’ Right to Clean Water
Industrial livestock operations are widely known for mistreating animals, confining tens of thousands of chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cattle in tight filthy spaces without access … 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
New Research Reveals Factory Farm Manure Biogas Production Harms Environmental Justice, Fails to Achieve Methane Reduction Targets and Worsens Consolidation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Shaye Skiff Friends of the Earth (202) 222-0723 kskiff@foe.org February 21, 2024 First-of-its-kind analysis casts doubt on a linchpin of … Read More
Meet Lynn Henning
Lynn Henning and her husband were enjoying life on their small farm in rural Michigan when a false accusation made by the operator of an … Read More
Tell California Officials to Stop Incentivizing Factory Farm Gas!
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) was originally conceived as a tool to combat climate pollution in the transportation sector, but it’s being exploited and … Read More
Local communities nationwide are stopping factory farms
Thanks to your continued support, last year we were able to help nearly 50 communities threatened by industrial livestock operations in some two dozen U.S. … 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