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Clean Water and Factory Farms Campaign
Corporate factory farms are destroying our rural heritage and polluting our water. Too many animals confined in one facility create an environmental mess as their waste seeps into our drinking water. Join family farmers and the Sierra Club in stopping this threat to our health by telling corporate farms that our environment should not be sacrificed for their profits. Campaign Goals Ultimately, the Campaign's goal is to stop CAFOs and achieve full implementation of the Clean Water Act's goal of zero discharge for these facilities. Intermediate goals call for achieving a national moratorium on new CAFOs, phasing out government subsidies to CAFOs, and protecting health and the environment through better regulation of CAFOs. More effective regulations include phasing out open-air lagoons and aerial spraying of wastes onto land; establishing national standards for managing manure (including standards for nitrogen and phosphorus); permitting regulations that provide citizens with the right to review and comment on proposed permit conditions; and siting restrictions that protect wetlands, floodplains, and other environmental resources. In the short term, we want to secure state and local CAFO moratoria, require use of environmentally-sound treatment technologies, require corporations to take responsibility of animal waste, and support sustainable agricultural practices. For More Information Contact your local Sierra Club Chapter or: Navis Bermudez, Washington Representative For media inquiries: Orli Cotel, Field Media Coordinator Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club |
