#EladPod 3.3: ACTION ALERT - Public Comment on CAFOs and Water Regulation by March 25 at 5 PM

2021-03-23

#EladPod ACTION ALERT: Missouri's Department of Natural Resources is considering a rule change that would exclude "perched water" from the definition of groundwater, potentially clearing a big hurdle for a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) trying to open in Livingston County and others looking to open elsewhere in Missouri. The Department is accepting pubic comment until 5 PM on March 25. Tim Gibbons of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center talks about the regulation and shows how you can...

#EladPod ACTION ALERT: Missouri's Department of Natural Resources is considering a rule change that would exclude "perched water" from the definition of groundwater, potentially clearing a big hurdle for a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) trying to open in Livingston County and others looking to open elsewhere in Missouri. The Department is accepting pubic comment until 5 PM on March 25.

Tim Gibbons of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center talks about the regulation and shows how you can provide public comment.

You can submit public comment here: https://apps5.mo.gov/proposed-rules/welcome.action#OPEN

You can read Tim's op-ed on the topic here: https://missouriindependent.com/2021/03/16/missouris-groundwater-threatened-from-corporate-factory-farm-expansion/

You can learn more about the Missouri Rural Crisis Center at https://morural.org/

The #EladPod is an open Missouri online town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. Hosted by Elad Gross, a Missouri civil rights attorney and educator. Learn more at http://www.eladgross.live

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