Livestock farms generate about 70% of the nation’s ammonia emissions, plus gases that cause global warming, particularly methane. Yet they aren’t required to get permits under the Clean Air Act.

AKRON – In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them – long, white, concrete-and-metal … ...

Furor erupts as factory farms provide abundant food, ... Critics say yesteryear’s barnyard whiffs were nothing like the overpowering stench from today’s supersized operations.

In my view, current measures in place to protect rural communities from factory farms are grossly insufficient. CAFOs have been defined as point sources of pollution under the Clean Water Act for ...

Factory farm pollution But within 16 kilometers of her home live tens of thousands of cows and hogs in what are called concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.

Cuenca (Spain) (AFP) – "That's not a farm, it's a factory... a pig factory," says Antonio Escribano as he stares at a huge metal frame in the middle of a field in Spain. The 58-year-old local ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Missouri Clean Water Commission approved permits for two new factory farms this week after Gov. Eric Greitens appointed ...

AKRON, Iowa (AP) — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are ubiquitous in the Midwestern ...

Iowa has 80 million farm animals and 3 million people. Yet in 2017, regulators didn’t know how many livestock farms were in the state. Under federal pressure, the Department of Natural Resources ...

Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers. John Flesher. Associated Press. View Comments. Akron, Iowa – In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs ...