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Diane Rosenberg

Jun 254 min read

Are Factory Farms Family Farms?

Recently, a farmer asked how JFAN and other environmental groups define factory farms and family farms. It’s a good question.

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Want Stronger CAFO Regulations? Then Let’s Stop SF 2370

Diane Rosenberg

Apr 102 min read

Want Stronger CAFO Regulations? Then Let’s Stop SF 2370

Iowa Legislators – remove a section of Iowa SF 2370 that would permanently prohibit the DNR from strengthening factory farm regulations.

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Action Alert! Tell the DNR to Strengthen CAFO Regulations – Friday Deadline!

Diane Rosenberg

Jun 13, 20234 min read

Action Alert! Tell the DNR to Strengthen CAFO Regulations – Friday Deadline!

Iowa DNR is taking comments on revisions to CAFO rules and regulations. Tell the DNR to support stronger regulationis!

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Book Club with Dr. Chris Jones on The Swine Republic

Diane Rosenberg

Jun 1, 20232 min read

Book Club with Dr. Chris Jones on The Swine Republic

Dr. Chris Jones returns to Fairfield on June 27 to join a book club meeting on "The Swine Republic" at the Fairfield Public Library at 7 pm.

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UPDATE - The DNR Is Moving Forward with Executive Order Number Ten Revision of CAFO Regulations

Diane Rosenberg

May 5, 20236 min read

UPDATE - The DNR Is Moving Forward with Executive Order Number Ten Revision of CAFO Regulations

JFAN and Other Groups Met with the DNR to Understand What Lays Ahead by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director The DNR is now continuing...

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Dr. Chris Jones in Fairfield May 16 for "The Swine Republic" Book Launch at Fairfield Public Library

Diane Rosenberg

May 5, 20232 min read

Dr. Chris Jones in Fairfield May 16 for "The Swine Republic" Book Launch at Fairfield Public Library

Dr. Chris Jones launches his refreshingly honest book, "The Swine Republic", during a May 17 book signing at the Fairfield Public Library.

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Executive Order Number Ten Threatens Factory Farm Regulations, Water Quality and Communities

Diane Rosenberg

Feb 6, 20235 min read

Executive Order Number Ten Threatens Factory Farm Regulations, Water Quality and Communities

An Executive Order that directs state agencies to reduce rules and regulations threatens the DNR's ability to protect communities and water.

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ACTION ALERT - Tell the DNR to Do Its Job and Protect Iowa's Water Quality! Deadline Extended

Diane Rosenberg

Sep 30, 20224 min read

ACTION ALERT - Tell the DNR to Do Its Job and Protect Iowa's Water Quality! Deadline Extended

DEADLINE EXTENDED - Tell the DNR you want them to strengthen CAFO regulations, not weaken them during their five year rules review.

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Troubled Waters: Can Iowa Fix Its Water Quality Crisis?

Diane Rosenberg

Aug 15, 20224 min read

Troubled Waters: Can Iowa Fix Its Water Quality Crisis?

Dr. Chris Jones takes a deep look at Iowa's poor water quality during the Southeast Iowa Sierra Club's meeting, "Iowa's Troubled Waters."

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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director

Aug 5, 20222 min read

The Interests of the 99% Matter

JFAN Letter to the Editor in the August 3, 2022 Southeast Iowa Union Every year since 2017, a factory farm moratorium bill has been...

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The Clean Water Act Just Turned 50. How Is It Doing?

Diane Rosenberg

May 4, 20225 min read

The Clean Water Act Just Turned 50. How Is It Doing?

by Diane Rosenberg, JFAN Executive Director Fifty years ago it became crystal clear that American’s waterways were in dire straits. Fires...

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Iowa: The Land of 751 Polluted Waterways

Diane Rosenberg

Mar 21, 20225 min read

Iowa: The Land of 751 Polluted Waterways

JFAN's in-depth analysis of the 2022 DNR Impaired Waters list.

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