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Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?

The Equation

In addition, farmworkers often live in poorly constructed homes that may be damaged during extreme weather events, which further adds to the disruption. Big corporations and industrial agriculture companies should pay farmworkers fair wages and provide labor protections.

Food 139
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The Iowa Trout Stream at the Center of a Feedlot Fight

Civil Eats

In 2017, Larry Stone heard whispers about construction taking place near his home in Clayton County, Iowa. Under the initial biodigester plan, the DNR permitted Walz Energy as an industrial wastewater treatment facility. During that construction, they created and received permitting for an industrial wastewater treatment lagoon.

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Fighting the Corporate CAFO ‘Takeover’ of Rural America

Civil Eats

For example, she describes how the agricultural industry backed state Right to Farm laws that limit residents’ ability to file nuisance actions against CAFOs once they’re up and running. The Farm Bureau and allied industrial agriculture interests wield incredible influence in Washington, D.C., My dad was a warrior.

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