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UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: A truc... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: A truck full of dead, rotting pigs sits parked at a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Pipes ... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Pipes run at a facility where methane is processed and routed to a natural gas pipeline near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Maps i... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Maps indicate the locations of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) at the Dye family farm near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Terry ... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Terry Spence, Scott Dye and Ashlen Busick talk about Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) at the Dye family farm near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Dye, Spence, and others have fought against CAFOs near their farms for decades. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Ashlen... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Ashlen Busick sits in a truck near the now shuttered Stringtown Christian Church, which sits adjacent to a cluster of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Scott ... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Scott Dye stands outside the now shuttered Stringtown Christian Church, his childhood church, which sits adjacent to a cluster of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Methan... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Methane containment materials cover a manure lagoon near a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: A car ... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: A car drives past a mural depicting a different era in Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Melody... Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Melody Torrey stands on the porch of the Dye family farm near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

UNIONVILLE, MO - JULY 7: Scott Dye pets a dog at Rolf Christen's home near Unionville, Missouri on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Dye and Christen have advocated against Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) for decades. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post) Unionville United States

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California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash

KC McGinnis for The Washington Post

A California effort to combat global warming has morphed into something bigger: a sprawling program that financially benefits factory farms far beyond its own borders. Story by Evan Halper

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California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash

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