Iowa Select factory farm decision in Humboldt County likely to go to District Court
Today Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) took no action on a Humboldt County appeal of a factory farm permit approved by DNR in January, despite being denied at the county level. However, county officials say they will be voting to appeal this in District Court at an upcoming meeting
DNR passes buck, recommends denial of petition to strengthen factory farm rules
Last week, we learned that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending denial of the petition filed by Iowa CCI and Food & Water Watch to finally strengthen the Master Matrix.
Three ways DNR can improve water quality, but is choosing not to
In May, Iowa’s factory farm rules were opened up for a 5-year review – meaning it was the Iowa DNR’s opportunity to fix problems within their factory farm permitting and enforcement authority that would protect and improve Iowa’s water quality. Instead, they chose to do nothing.
22 billion gallons of manure: who’s responsible, where does it go?
We hear two questions about the factory farm industry often:Where do the billions of gallons of manure go?Who is responsible for the factory farms? The individual farmer or are corporations involved?