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Resources:

Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (EHSRC) at the University of Iowa

• Home page
• Community Outreach and Education
  

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Town Meetings Homepage - Links to other town meetings across the U.S.

Center For Rural Affairs. Information from nonprofit sustainable agriculture organization focusing on social justice, economic opportunity, and environmental stewardship. Several pages on hog-related issues.

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Legislation

Corporate Agribusiness Research Project (CARP). Information and publications on alternatives to corporate agribusiness and the consequences of highly-concentrated agriculture operations.

Grace Factory Farm Project. Features weekly updates on animal agriculture issues and efforts to replace factory farms.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Feedlot Page. State government site which details regulations and issues related to animal feedlots in Minnesota. Includes a number of downloadable technical documents and fact sheets.

National Pork Producers Council. Home page for national trade organization of pork producers. Information on industry initiatives to reduce pollution available here.

Natural Resources Defense Council. Site for national non-profit environmental advocacy organization that includes detailed information on various environmental issues, including information on the impacts of large-scale animal operations.

Sierra Club. Home page for national environmental advocacy organization; pages for local chapters also hosted here. Local and national hog-related information available. Home page includes a search tool.

Understanding The Impacts Of Large-Scale Swine Production.
Proceedings from an Interdisciplinary Scientific Workshop
June 29-30, 1995

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Information from federal government on agriculture and agriculture-related programs. Home page includes a search feature. Useful pages within the site include:

• National Agricultural Statistics Service.
• Water Quality Information Center, National Agricultural Library.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA maintains an extensive website that details their research and regulation efforts. For specific information, browse from the homepage or use the site's search feature. Useful pages within the site include:

• Compliance Assurance Implementation Plan For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
• Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Workgroup
• EPA's AFO/CAFO Statutory and Regulatory Authority
• EPA/USDA Draft Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations
• Office of Wastewater Management - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Fact Sheets

U.S. Geological Survey. Extensive information on water quality research, as well as biology, geology, and mapping. Home page includes search feature that can access a nationwide network of U.S.G.S. resources.