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How Octopuses Won a Fight Against Factory Farming
An octopus farm proposal sparked global uproar from animal welfare advocates, scientists and ordinary people – including one 9-year-old.
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How Factory Farms Supercharge Harmful Bacteria
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Extreme Weather Events Like Hurricanes Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Genes
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Michigan Regulators Approve Mega-Dairy in Pollution Hotspot
Michigan is giving a green light to a new industrial dairy operation that would add millions of gallons of animal waste to a region where water quality is already suffering.
Climate•5 min read
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How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
Could animal welfare and clean water motivate American voters?
Factory Farms•9 min read
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AI Is Coming to Factory Farms. Will It Help the Animals or Just the Industry?
New technology can detect pain in farm animals, but critics say it may do more to bolster the system than improve it.
Science•7 min read
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Over 1,700 Cargill Meatpacking Workers Locked Out After Demanding Bathroom Breaks
Food•9 min read
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The Nation’s ‘Egg Mafia’ Made Billions. Their Fines Over Price Fixing Are a Drop in the Bucket.
Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price.
Food•5 min read
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Cow Manure Could Be the Next Data Center Fuel
The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.
Climate•9 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.