Stronger Oversight Needed to Reduce Agricultural Pollution
August 22, 2025
August 22, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release:
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Stronger Oversight Needed to Reduce Agricultural Pollution
Large livestock operations, known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), generate billions of gallons of manure and wastewater each year. Without strong safeguards, this waste pollutes rivers, fuels toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie, and drives up costs for communities that depend on cl . . .
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Stronger Oversight Needed to Reduce Agricultural Pollution
Large livestock operations, known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), generate billions of gallons of manure and wastewater each year. Without strong safeguards, this waste pollutes rivers, fuels toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie, and drives up costs for communities that depend on cl . . .