A review of emails showed Wisconsin officials did not have a plan for issuing guidance in Spanish, the dominant language for most dairy farm workers in the state.
Tag: Investigate Midwest
Posted inEconomy, Environment
Deportations, raids and visa access: How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers
The division on immigration between presidential candidates shows what could be at stake for immigrant workers, who have underpinned the agriculture industry for decades.
Posted inEnvironment
Wisconsin dairy industry fights back as towns seek to curb CAFO growth
As Wisconsin dairy farms get bigger and municipal and state governments impose new restrictions in response, the dairy industry is increasingly fighting back through the court system.
Posted inEnvironment
EPA still lacks method for measuring CAFO air pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not complied with its own mandate to protect Americans from the harm of air pollution from big farms.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
New data trace COVID-19 cases, deaths at Wisconsin food production facilities
Many Midwest states didn’t track COVID-19 cases by industry and date. But Wisconsin data show how long food production employees dealt with the virus during the pandemic.