January 9 – 15, 2022 Same story, different day. CAFOs’ way of saying “Crappy New Year!” Applying CAFO waste on frozen, snow-covered, or saturated ground is one of the worst possible practices because of the potential danger to surface water. … Continue Reading…
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Thanks to NFD (New Flavo Dairy). Stinky, nasty cowshit application on the north side of Teachout Rd between Springville and Gilbert Highways, Wolf Creek/South Branch Raisin watershed (an E. coli TMDL watershed), upstream from Lake Adrian, the City of Adrian’s … Continue Reading…
Michigan Surface Waters at Risk – 2020 Michigan NPDES CAFO Permit Revisions Threatened Livestock waste in Michigan’s surface water makes our inland lakes, streams, and our Great Lakes undrinkable and unsafe for recreation. Pathogens and parasites in livestock manure make … Continue Reading…
The state of Ohio appears ready to institute something environmental groups have been clamoring for since Toledo’s 2014 algae-driven water crisis: a Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, for western Lake Erie. TMDLs are so-called “pollution diets” for ecosystems. They are designed to … Continue Reading…
By Laura Johnston, cleveland.com – CLEVELAND, Ohio – The cities of Toledo and Oregon, as well as surrounding Lucas County, want to stop manure from causing harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. So they’re asking the state to require two proposed … Continue Reading…