Solutions
How an Oregon Community Group Fought a Factory Farm and Won
“These operations are not farms. They’re factories.”
Food•9 min read
Explainer
What Is Ultra-Processed Food and Why Is It Unhealthy?
Diet•7 min read
Feature
How Big Ag Thwarted Wetlands Protections in Illinois and Iowa
Policy•11 min read
News
Hawley Calls for Tyson Probe Amid Cuts to Child Labor Protections
Policy•6 min read
Fact Check
Why Regenerative Agriculture (Still) Isn’t a Climate Solution
Regenerative meat — though popular with celebrities and politicians — doesn’t live up to the hype.
Mythbusting•6 min read
Southwest Wisconsin Dairy Operation Linked to Spill Affecting Eight Miles of Trout Waters
Climate•4 min read
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Review
Netflix’s Liver King Doc Skips the Meat of the Story
Fact Check
RFK’s Promise to Take Farming Back 80 Years Isn’t Plausible
News
Prop 12 Is Under Attack Again, But Some Republicans Aren’t On Board
Fact Check
How Easy Is It to Get a Humane Label for Meat? Very
Explainer
Why Carbon Offsets Often Don’t Work, Explained
Inside the Fact-Checking Process
Featured
Feature
Scientists Find DNA Proof of Swine Feces in North Carolina Homes
Breakthroughs•8 min read
Review
Netflix’s Liver King Doc Skips the Meat of the Story
Jessica Scott-Reid watched ‘Untold: The Liver King’ so you don’t have to.
Diet•4 min read
Feature
An Animal Rights Activist Rescued Four Sick Chickens From a Slaughterhouse. Now She’s Facing Five Years in Prison.
How ‘open rescue’ prosecutions reveal larger systemic issues.
Law & Justice•13 min read
Investigations
Investigation
As Egg Prices Soar, Amazon and Top Investors Profit
Food•6 min read
Investigation
‘I Know I Have a Dust Problem’: ADM Repeatedly Failed to Prevent Potentially Deadly Grain Explosions
How one of the world’s largest animal feed producers, Archer Daniels Midland, failed to implement crucial safety measures — to grave consequences.
Health•21 min read
Investigation
Manure Contributes to Toxic Byproducts in Drinking Water
A new report documents how manure and other contaminants find their way into treated water.
Health•4 min read
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New York City is cutting emissions and saving money by making vegetarian meals the default in public hospitals. It’s successful because most people go with the flow.
Climate•11 min read
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Getting restaurants to serve more plant-based food can have big climate impacts.
Climate•4 min read
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Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, the environment, animals, health, politics and rural communities.