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New York is one of the largest dairy-producing states in the nation. It’s home to more than 600,000 dairy cows. But Jenifer Wightman, a senior extension associate at Cornell University, says cows create more than milk. They also produce methane, a climate-warming gas.

One Michigan county tells the story of a nation plagued by water pollution
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One Michigan county tells the story of a nation plagued by water pollution

Farms housing thousands of animals are one of several sources contaminating the Pine River and dividing a mid-Michigan community.

Factory farming’s government-issued air pollution pass
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Factory farming’s government-issued air pollution pass

The pollutants wafting from these operations are largely unregulated by the federal government.

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Manure, trash and wastewater: US utilities get dirty in climate fight

The use of renewable gas means significant volumes of methane that would have been produced anyway never reach the atmosphere.

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Climate change: Pledge to cut emissions from dairy farms
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Climate change: Pledge to cut emissions from dairy farms

A dairy firm is promising to make its farms carbon-neutral by 2050 in a move described as "ambitious".
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