Tag Archives: Allamakee County Protectors

The Real And True Consequences Of CAFOs

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Trish Nelson

This letter to the editor of a local Iowa newspaper will blow you away. https://www.waukonstandard.com/articles/2016/04/06/letter-editor-health-concerns-regarding-proposed-cafo-swine-allamakee-county To the Editor: The proposal by Reicks Farms for the Confinement Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) filled with swine to be built in Allamakee County on … Continue reading →

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Act Now To Stop Proposed 7,499 Hog CAFO In Allamakee County

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Trish Nelson

*Note from BFIA: This petition is not available online. To sign a hard copy of this petition, see instructions below. Action alert from Allamakee County Protectors: Allamakee County is faced with another challenge! There is a large confined animal feed … Continue reading →

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Frac Sand Mining Ordinance Passed In Iowa

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Allamakee County Protectors News Update June 3, 2014 Greetings, Today at 10 a.m. the Allamakee County Iowa Board of Supervisors, in a 3-0 vote, approved the most strict frac sand mining ordinance in the nation. It’s been almost two years … Continue reading →

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