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 Stories About: air pollution AND California AND food and agriculture AND pollution and waste
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Twisting Their Farms
California Bills Would Crack Down on Air Pollution from Farms |
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16 Sep 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Twisting Their Farms California Bills Would Crack Down on Air Pollution from Farms For the first time, California farmers would have to do their part to curb air pollution, under a series of controversial bills approved last week by the state legislature. The state's agriculture industry has long enjoyed an exemption from the federal Clean Air Act, even though many of its act ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, food and agriculture, politics, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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How Now, Brown Cow?
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19 Sep 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| How Now, Brown Cow? The 450,000 dairy cows in Southern California are contributing to some of the dirtiest air in the country -- and regulators want to clamp down. The cows kick up tons of dust and their manure emits ammonia that joins with nitrogen oxide from vehicle tailpipes to create particulate pollution. Dairies in the area account for only 1 percent of the emissions that lead to ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, food and agriculture, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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