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Study maps factory farm hotspots as federal court tosses emissions lawsuit

This story wasย originally publishedย by The New Lede. Roughly a quarter of the nationโ€™s large cattle, dairy and hog farms are located in just 30 U.S. counties, a new satellite-mapping study has found. The research also links large farms โ€” whether in these dense hotspots or scattered elsewhere โ€” to elevated air pollution. The study supports […]

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