Factory Farms Lawsuits Filed Against The EPA

The EPA is being sued by a group of community, animal rights, and environmental organizations. The coalition has filed two lawsuits against Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to control factory farm air pollution levels.

There are approximately 20,000 factory farms currently operating in the United States. Health problems for humans stemming from the industrial farm pollution the EPA allegedly failed to address include asthma and heart attacks. Health problems allegedly posed to animals include “dead zones” in waterways created by “regional haze” and “intensified effects of climate change.

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