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John,

For several decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state governments have failed to regulate the environmental impacts of factory farming – an unsustainable model that concentrates large numbers of animals into confined spaces.

When factory farms operate virtually unregulated, the environment and nearby rural communities pay the price. The vast quantities of manure from factory farms pollute waterways and emit dangerous air pollutants that cause serious harm to public health and quality of life in rural communities.

Last month, our affiliated organization Food & Water Watch joined forces with 23 other advocacy groups to file a legal petition urging the EPA to enforce federal air pollution laws against large-scale factory farms, something the agency has refused to do for nearly two decades.

Until Congress bans factory farms outright, strong regulation of the industry’s pollution will be key to holding them accountable. Tell the EPA to hold factory farms accountable for their pollution!
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The EPA has given factory farms a free pass to pollute since 2005, when it negotiated a backroom amnesty deal with the industry essentially exempting it from federal air pollution laws.

Since then, factory farms have been freely spewing dangerous air contaminants into the environment, not only threatening the health of nearby communities, but also contributing to climate change. Some of these deadly air pollutants include ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and climate-altering methane.

According to a recent study, the livestock industry’s air pollution is responsible for over 12,700 deaths per year — more deaths than are attributed to coal-fired power plants, another major source of air pollution. This needs to stop.

EPA: The time is NOW to enforce federal air pollution laws against factory farms.
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Hold Factory Farms Accountable!
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Factory farms pollute the environment and our drinking water, ravage rural communities, and confine billions of animals in cruel and unsanitary conditions.

President Biden promised that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air we breathe from industrial polluters. It's time his EPA lives up to that promise by doing more to protect communities from factory farms.

Send a message urging the EPA to protect our air and climate from industrial polluters.
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Onward together,

Tarah Heinzen
Legal Director
Food & Water Action




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