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Hog CAFOs Threaten Quality of Life in Illinois

Hog CAFOs Threaten Quality of Rural Life

October 30, 2021November 2, 2021 Mike Nowak Chris Petersen, environment, hog CAFOs, Illinois chorus frog, Illinois Coalition for Clean Air & Water, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Karen Hudson, Mahomet Aquifer, Peggy Malecki, Socially Responsible Agriculture Project, The Mike Nowak Show, water contamination

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Hog CAFOs in Illinois and other states continue to be a threat not only to the animals confined in them, but to the well-being of rural communities. In Illinois, one proposed factory farm could threaten Mahomet Aquifer, which provides water for at least 500,000 citizens in the center of the state. Members of the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project and Illinois Coalition for Clean Air & Water talk about the dangers of CAFOs and whether citizen action can stop them in their tracks.

Information from Past Shows Podcasts

February 4, 2017 – On the Front Lines of the Factory Farm Fight

February 3, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak CAFOs, Craig Porter, environment, factory farms, IEPA, Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Farm Bureau, Karen Hudson, The Mike Nowak Show, water pollution

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Mike and Peggy welcome farmer and activist Karen Hudson back to the program, as Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water (ICCAW) holds its annual meeting in Lewiston, Illinois. She, and fellow farmer Craig Porter report on the latest battles against inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farms in the state.