U.S. farm subsidies continue to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to people who don't live anywhere near a farm and whose daily lives have nothing to do with farming.
An investigation in Bolivia, where some of the factories are located, reports that the reality on the ground doesn't quite match up to Walmart's claims.
The system will treat and recycle wastewater on site, reducing "generation of wastewater and demand for potable water, while increasing the local aquifer recharge."
Some people might be skeptical (with reason) about the effectiveness of this legislation—what will make it any different than similar, not-so-successful efforts?
Check out this scorecard from Greenpeace that gives major chain supermarkets a ranking for how well they score in terms of supplying sustainably-sourced seafood.
The company says it is part of its efforts to help the 1.2 billion who lack access to clean water but Dow has contaminated water supplies for many of those people.
