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The agricultural lobby vs. the public interest, part 5435
Factory farms fight to avoid reporting on toxic emissions |
Jason D Scorse |
26 Feb 2008 |
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| This article in the WaPo shows yet again how insidious the agricultural lobby in this country is, and how we need leadership that will take it on. This time it's the factory farms fighting laws that mandate that they provide information on their emission of toxic gases (from animal waste). Breaking the power of the agricultural lobby should be a top priority for the environmental community; at every turn it fights for corporate welfare and against environmental progre ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, air pollution, industrial ag, lobbying, politics, waste (all these topics) |
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