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A&WMA and WEF Sponsor Joint Conference to Address New EPA Regulations for Animal Feeding Operations
Untitled Document Pittsburgh, PA (July 25, 2005) - By Friday, July 29, operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) must decide whether to participate in the Air Compliance Agreement issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agreement is designed to minimize air emissions from CAFOs and ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and other ...
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New consumer app scores protein products for sustainability
A smartphone app has been designed to help shoppers choose more environmentally-friendly protein-rich products, namely meat, vegetarian alternatives, eggs and dairy products. The methods and data used to measure these products’ lifecycle environmental impacts are presented in a recent study. In recent years, various apps have been designed to help consumers shop more sustainably by ...
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A new tool to assess nitrogen and phosphorus flow in agriculture
MITERRA-EUROPE is a new tool that models the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus, among other key pollutants, used in agriculture across all 27 Member States at regional, country and EU-27 levels. It can be used to calculate the effects of different strategies to minimise excess pollution. Many regions in the EU-27 use more nitrogen and phosphorus in agriculture than is required. The main sources ...
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