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1. Feed Crop Production 2. Land Use Changes Associated with Feed Crop Production Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Emissions 3. The Final Stages--Fossil Fuel Use in Processing, Storing and Transport of Feed and Consumer Products Results in the Release of Greenhouse Gas Emissions C. Subsidies for Digesters Distract from the Broad Range of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Industrial Livestock Production IV. THE INDUSTRIAL LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO "TRADITIONAL POLLUTANTS" AND REGULATION UNDER EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS A. The Environmental Consequences of Industrial Livestock Production 1. Environmental Consequences of Manure 2. Other Environmental and Health Consequences Stemming from CAFOs B. Traditional Pollution Control Laws-Regulation of CAFOs Should be Secured and Expanded Under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act 1. Air Pollution--CAFOs' Contribution to Air Pollution Warrant Regulation Under the Clean Air Act 2. Water Pollution--CAFOs' Contributions to Water Pollution and Contamination Warrant More Stringent Regulation Under the Clean Water Act C. Digesters and Other "Technological Fixes" Can Dovetail with Increased Regulation of CAFOs, but Should Not "Greenwash" CAFOs' Environmental Practices V. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION
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Methane digesters and biogas recovery - masking the environmental consequences of industrial concentrated livestock production. - UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy - Nbr. 292 - Author: Di Camillo, Nicole G. - Id 342647086 - vLex