News

Ten Million Tons of Manure In California Are Unaccounted for, New Report Shows

Climate•11 min read

Explainer

The Paperwork Trick Letting Factory Farms Pollute With Impunity

The practice called ‘manifesting’ lets CAFOs make manure pollution legally invisible and evade liability.

Factory Farms•11 min read

News

New Colorado Bill Aims to Change How We ‘Depopulate’ Chickens

As bird flu cases surge, Colorado lawmakers target the practice of killing poultry birds by heatstroke.

Factory Farms•6 min read

Investigation

‘You Feel Like You’re Marked’: Salvadoran Workers at Tyson Foods Face Risks Due to Work Permit Delays

Policy•9 min read

Investigation

Meat Processing Plant Complaint Highlights Supply Chain Disruptions — And How the Meat Industry Isn’t Prepared

Supply chain disruptions may be on the rise throughout the industry for a host of reasons, including weather, labor issues and cybersecurity threats.

Food•4 min read

Investigation

What Does a Small Town Do When the Water Is Undrinkable?

Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems.

Climate•8 min read

Solutions

What a Texas Court Ruling Could Mean for the Future of Plant-Based Foods

Legal Action•5 min read

Solutions

In the Global South, Activists Are Challenging Factory Farms in Court

As industrial agriculture expands in Brazil, India, Mexico and Zimbabwe, cases framed around pollution and health — plus working with agencies to enforce the law — succeed more than arguments…

Legal Action•5 min read

Solutions

Urban Foragers Are Mapping Edible Plants Around the World

The nonprofit Falling Fruit’s interactive, crowdsourced map helps people identify food growing in public spaces that might otherwise go to waste.

Climate•5 min read