Air Pollution from Oregon's Large Dairies

Air pollution from the state’s growing number of exceedingly large mega-dairies threatens Oregon’s public health and iconic views. Yet the Oregon Department of Agriculture neither monitors nor regulates such air pollution through current CAFO permit laws. SB 197 would require the establishment of a Dairy Air Emissions Program based on the consensus proposal of the Oregon Dairy Air Quality Task Force. It is past time for Oregon to address air pollution from large dairy operations.