Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Air pollution from farms leads to 17,900 U.S. deaths per year, study finds

 The Washington Post

A lagoon waste management system for a 900 head hog farm in Georgia. 

Photo by Jeff Vanuga, USDA


The first-of-its-kind report pinpoints meat production as the leading source of deadly pollution. Story here.

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