Air Pollution Study Exposes Livestock Industry's Regulatory Divide

Families living near livestock operations face 28% higher PM2.5 levels from cattle facilities and 11% higher from hog farms, according to groundbreaking research mapping 15,000+ U.S. feeding operations. While courts uphold industry exemptions from emissions reporting, the concentration of operations in just thirty counties creates both regulatory challenges and targeted investment opportunities for pollution mitigation technologies in communities with limited health resources.