Factory farm fears.

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Big feedlots are contaminating water supplies with pathogens and chemicals, and polluting the air with foul-smelling compounds that can cause respiratory problems. The health of their neighbors, however, goes largely unmonitored, according to a series of scientific studies published recently. Led by Peter Thorne, director of the University of Iowa's Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, the team of international scientists warned that the livestock operations were contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant germs. They were also concerned that the...