Call for Papers: Special Environmental Justice Issue on Industrial Animal Agriculture

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Environmental JusticeVol. 14, No. 3 Calls for PapersFree AccessCall for Papers: Special Environmental Justice Issue on Industrial Animal AgricultureDeadline for Manuscript Submission: August 10, 2021Guest Editors: Adrienne Hollis, Sherri White-Williamson, and Brent NewellGuest Editors: Adrienne HollisThe Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, USASearch for more papers by this author, Sherri White-WilliamsonNC Conservation Network, Raleigh, North Carolina, USASearch for more papers by this author, and Brent NewellPublic Justice, Oakland, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:16 Jun 2021https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2021.29006.cfpAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail The Environmental Protection Agency defines animal feeding operations as agricultural enterprises where animals (beef cattle, cows, poultry, and pigs/hogs) are kept and raised in confined spaces. These operations congregate animals, feed, manure and urine, dead animals, and production operations on a small land area. Larger feeding operations, more commonly referred to as Confined or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), have at least 1,000 pounds of animals in live weight (i.e., 1,000 head of beef cattle, 700 dairy cows, 2,500 swine weighing more than 55 pounds, 125,000 broiler chickens, or 82,000 laying hens or pullets). CAFOs produce more than 40 times the amount of waste product than biosolids generated from human sewage systems. CAFOs, unlike biosolid production, do not have regulatory guidelines related to pathogen level, emission, treatment, or waste disposal.These operations are largely located in communities of color and low-wealth populations and pose an urgent environmental justice issue for local residents. People exposed to releases from CAFOs can experience respiratory effects like asthma or allergies from inhalation of contaminants like ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during operation, air emissions, and spraying of waste and unregulated waste disposal. In addition, CAFO emissions negatively impact the air, water and soil, property values, and the local economy of the surrounding areas.All manuscripts should be submitted online using the https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/environmentaljustice link by August 10, 2021. All submissions will be subject to a rigorous peer review. We encourage submissions of the following: Research Articles; Invited Editorials; Policy Briefs; Commentaries; Review Papers; History Essays; Impact; Community Voice; Tools for Education, Empowerment and Action; Case Studies; and Methods Papers.Suggested topic areas include, among others:Confined Animal Feeding Operations (type, activity, geographic issue)Spray fields and waste pit issuesMeat processing activities, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemicNoncompliance with environmental regulations, such as the Clean Air Act, EPCRA, CERCLA, or the CWAWater and air qualityTort law (successful lawsuits, subject areas (i.e. nuisance, runoff etc.)BiogasEnvironmental racism and CAFOsSocioeconomic impactsClimate change and CAFOsRight-to-Farm lawsOccupational exposures (worker safety issues)Health effectsFederal guidelines for waste disposalNew policy recommendationsCorporate agriculture vs sustainable agricultureVisit Environmental Justice at https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/environmental-justice/259/ overview to learn more, read past issues, and view author submission guidelines (https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/environmental-justice/259/for-authors).Queries to the editor to propose a topic prior to submission are encouraged. Please contact Dr. Adrienne Hollis at ahollis@ucsusa.org to initiate your query or for any further details.Visit the Instructions for Authors:www.liebertpub.com/envSubmit your paper for peer review online:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/envFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 14Issue 3Jun 2021 InformationCopyright 2021, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Guest Editors: Adrienne Hollis, Sherri White-Williamson, and Brent Newell.Call for Papers: Special Environmental Justice Issue on Industrial Animal Agriculture.Environmental Justice.Jun 2021.231-232.http://doi.org/10.1089/env.2021.29006.cfpPublished in Volume: 14 Issue 3: June 16, 2021PDF download