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Common Good Iowa regularly releases reports, fact sheets and briefs on an array of policy priorities to advance opportunity for all Iowans. Browse them here.
Tag: CAFOs
Air, water and climate
January 2018 | David Osterberg and James Merchant
Iowa should consider major policy changes including a moratorium on new concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that pose growing environmental and health challenges. This report also recommends revising the failing Master Matrix used in siting of these operations.
March 2017 | David Osterberg and James Merchant
Restrictions on nuisance lawsuits are the latest tool against local demands for stronger regulation of the livestock industry. The public health consequences of these legislative choices are significant, giving those most affected no place to turn for redress if state policy is inadequate to protect them.