MCE Continues to Watchdog Environmental Agencies During COVID-19 As COVID-19 has put a strain on the country’s agriculture and other industries, federal and state agencies have decided to loosen regulations at the cost of health and environmental harm to communities, industry workers, farmers, and families. On March 26, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection…
Read MoreSenate Bill 391: Fighting to Reclaim Local Control
As of January 1, 2019, there were 506 concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the state of Missouri. While other states – like our neighbors in Iowa – have significantly more CAFOs than we do, Missouri may have the weakest rules governing CAFOs in the entire country. CAFOs present a slew of environmental, human health,…
Read MoreCAFO Cartoon Videos Mislead the Public
There are a lot of misinformation about the impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on our health, on our environment, and on rural communities and economies. MCE has long been fighting the proliferation of CAFOs in Missouri and seek to provide thorough information about their negative impacts on Missourians. In October, the University of Missouri…
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MCE Response Letter to MU’s CAFO Videos
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Comment on DNR’s Regulatory Rollbacks for CAFOs
August 21, 2018 Before leaving his office as Governor, Eric Greitens set in motion an aggressive state government wide “red tape reduction” effort. His goal was to reduce the number of “needless and burdensome regulations” by one third across all state agencies. We are tracking some the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) “red tape…
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Connecting the dots: The evolving saga in the link between the Clean Water Commission and factory farms
Opposing any regulation that may cut into its profits,the industrial meat production sector has a disturbingly close tie to the public commission that oversees water protections in Missouri. The factory farm lobby has focused its efforts on compromising our state Clean Water Commission which certifies the industry’s permits. A new state law has removed the…
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