Impactswww.publicdomainfiles.com California dairy uses lots of water. Here's why it matters Amid the climate crisis and unprecedented drought, we examine the industrial dairy industry’s impact on groundwater in the state, as well as on low-income residents, communities of color, and small-scale farms.
CausesMichael Kappel/ Flickr Kewaunee County CAFO sues over animal limits, water monitoring rules Kinnard Farms is asking a judge to overturn its wastewater permit, saying the requirements for groundwater monitoring, animal cap will cause harm.
Causes Cheese in the desert: Why mega-dairies are piping water onto Oregon's shrub-steppe An environmental coalition is lobbying for a moratorium on mega-dairies, which have proliferated in a water-challenged area of northeastern Oregon.
