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A National, Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Concentrated Hog Production on Ambient Air Pollution

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  • Stacy Sneeringer

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The Environmental Protection Agency is considering regulation of large-scale hog producers under the federal Clean Air Act, but little is understood about livestock's effects on ambient air quality at the national level. I use the geographic changes in swine industry concentration between 1980 and 2002 to identify ambient air pollution attributable to this industry, controlling for numerous other factors. Doubling the number of hogs per square mile yields a 6.6% increase in sulfur-based ambient air pollution. Externality costs are estimated to be greater than possible regulatory requirements, suggesting societal gains from regulation. Copyright 2010, Oxford University Press.

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  • Stacy Sneeringer, 2010. "A National, Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Concentrated Hog Production on Ambient Air Pollution," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 92(3), pages 821-835.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:92:y:2010:i:3:p:821-835
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    1. Zach Raff & Andrew Meyer, 2022. "CAFOs and Surface Water Quality: Evidence from Wisconsin," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 104(1), pages 161-189, January.
    2. Nieyan Cheng & Wendong Zhang & Tao Xiong, 2022. "The Impact of China's Place-based Environmental Regulations on its Hog Industry: A Synthetic Difference-in-differences Approach," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 21-wp619, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
    3. Sneeringer Stacy E, 2009. "Effects of Environmental Regulation on Economic Activity and Pollution in Commercial Agriculture," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 9(1), pages 1-35, July.
    4. Chad Lawley, 2021. "Hog Barns and Neighboring House Prices: Anticipation and Post‐Establishment Impacts," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 103(3), pages 1099-1121, May.

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