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Ecuador pig & poultry farm pollution sparks protest amid IDB, IFC loans

A new report reveals how, in 2021, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank) awarded multimillion-dollar loans to Pronaca, one of the largest companies in Ecuador, for it to expand its pig and poultry farms in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.

Causes

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Opponents of poultry waste plan in Seaford seek help; public hearing Thursday

Those opposed to a proposed anaerobic digestion process that would convert poultry organics and waste into a marketable gas product are seeking support from Delaware's governor.

Impacts

With Dorian, NC faces same hog waste threat as in Florence

The eastern part of the state—home to extremely intensive industrial swine and poultry production—is again preparing to face a hurricane with the potential to wreak havoc on the region,

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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Ecuador pig & poultry farm pollution sparks protest amid IDB, IFC loans

Utah’s new cage-free chicken law won’t make eggs more humane

Opponents of poultry waste plan in Seaford seek help; public hearing Thursday

With Dorian, NC faces same hog waste threat as in Florence

Florence engulfs hog farms and chicken houses, thrashing North Carolina agriculture

In Oklahoma, critics say Pruitt stalled pollution case after taking industry funds

Coal stockpiles strain US power sector as demand wanes

Bogotá faces water rationing

Wisconsin oil spill fuels doubts over Enbridge’s pipeline safety

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

Cyclone devastates Mayotte