AMT466-NEW MAPS "REZONE FARMING" OUT OF EXISTENCE | As a Man Thinketh

How do you shut down a farm… without banning farming?
Across the country, counties are using Environmental Justice (EJ) mapping to quietly block farm expansions, deny permits, and freeze agricultural operations — not because of proven pollution or violations, but because a map labels them a “disproportionate impact.”
In this Yanasa TV investigation, host Charlie Rankin breaks down how tools originally designed to identify real environmental harm are now being used as zoning weapons against farmers and ranchers.
No bans.
No votes.
No clear standards.
Just color-coded maps, hypothetical harm, and regulatory paralysis.
We examine:
• How EJ screening tools are being repurposed for land-use control
• Why agriculture is increasingly treated like heavy industry
• How farms are frozen while housing developments move forward
• The irony of EJ maps blocking food production in food desert regions
• Why delay has become the new ban on farming
Environmental justice matters.
But when justice is reduced to data layers and liability avoidance, who decides what harm actually looks like — and who gets erased in the process?
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Maps don’t grow food.
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Categories: Lifestyle

Starring: Charlie and Shuana Rankin