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‘We Take Last Place’: North Dakota Residents Fight Industrial Dairy Threat to Land and Legacy
Above: Mary and David Stahl on their family farm. In the wide open farmland outside the quiet town of Abercrombie, ND, generations of families have built lives reliant on the health of the surrounding land. But today, many of them are staring down a future that feels like it’s being written without them—one where…
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Kristi Mogen:Fighting CAFOs
Above: Kristi Mogen at home in Revillo, South Dakota. Kristi Mogen and her family left Wyoming after an oil field near their home threatened their health. “In 2012, an oil field moved into Wyoming…into our neighborhood. The first wells were about two miles from our house. We had this beautiful house, had mountain views,…
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Doug Yankton: Protecting Spirit Lake Nation
Above: Doug Yankton Senior, the Crow Hill District Representative of Spirit Lake Nation and the Tribal Vice Chairman. “People of Spirit Lake have been here long before the city of Devils Lake and the surrounding communities. Long before the state was even named the state. So for them to not consider us and asking…
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Devils Lake, North Dakota: When a Confined Animal Feeding Operation Comes to Town
The town of Devils Lake and the surrounding counties are threatened by a CAFO that would produce 44,000 piglets a year. The area is known for serious flooding, making it a huge environmental concern for intensive animal agriculture due to run off.