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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS
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Massive new irrigation projects (such as the second phase of the Columbia River Irrigation Project of the Bureau of Reclamation) should not be undertaken where they will seriously degrade water quality (with runoff containing pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers) and produce saline-laden soils leading to desertification. [Res. 16, 1990]
The soil fumigant known as methyl bromide should be phased out without further delay (no later than 2001 in the United States) because it is a known carcinogen, which endangers the health of strawberry pickers, and is also a depletor of ozone and contaminates soil and water. [Res. 18, 1997]
No more Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) ought to be permitted in the state of Idaho until all existing ones are cleaned up. Vast quantities of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia generated by such CAFOs pose serious environmental and public health dangers (via pollution of air and water). A pending proposal in Idaho for a CAFO supporting 590,000 hogs is particularly unacceptable. [Res. 2, 2000]
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