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A coalition is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to list emissions from CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations aka Factory Farms) under the Clean Air Act such that steps can be taken to begin regulating CAFOs. The organizations include:  Humane Society of the United States, Association of Irritated Residents, Center on Race Poverty and the Environment, [...]

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With the intense focus on man-made emissions triggering global climate chaos, surely the leaders of the world would prioritize developing policies that limit livestock production (beef, pork, chicken), the #2 cause of global warming? (2006 FAO, Energy Production is #1) It turns out, politicians don’t like to touch this subject, especially in the United States.  [...]

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