Today, The Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers announced in a joint statement that they will work together to urge U.S. lawmakers to craft legislation overseeing the living conditions of the 280 million hens involved in U.S. egg production. This would mark the first federal law regulating the treatment of animals on farms.
Seems like a good idea for someone to study the possibilities of setting aside a small percentage of brownfields for space for markets…
“It is perhaps one of the most cost-effective uses of federal dollars to be found anywhere in the federal government,” said Vernice Miller-Travis, former director of the Environmental Justice Initiative at the Natural Resource Defense Council, who was involved with advising EPA on the brownfields program when it was created. “Whole communities and cities have been brought back from the brink of economic despair because of successful brownfields redevelopment projects.”
Water. Too much here, not enough there.
I feel for these residents. I know the feeling of leaving rising water behind.
What I know is much of the water is seeping into the poorest areas and the least politically connected counties and states. Back of town, the wrong side of the tracks or under the hill, these nicknames usually mean disaster sooner or later.
Helping Farmers Markets Grow 