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Where Iowa’s Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Water Quality
What do Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn say they will do about Iowa’s poor water quality?
Climate•10 min read
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We Asked 1,000 Iowans About Factory Farming. Here’s What We Learned.
Elections•11 min read
Solutions
Marine Protected Areas Aren’t as Protected as You Think
Research•6 min read
News
Can You Trust ‘Sustainably Farm-Raised’ Salmon? A New Lawsuit Challenges the Label
Legal Action•6 min read
We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned.
Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.
Inside Iowa•8 min read
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Too Few Vets, Too Many Animals: Inside the Farm Veterinarian Shortage
Food•6 min read
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Looksmaxxers. University Researchers. Celebrities. They All Want a Mother Cow’s First Milk.
Food•12 min read
Feature
How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
Could animal welfare and clean water motivate American voters?
Factory Farms•9 min read
Feature
Organic Beef Has a Larger Carbon Footprint Than Feedlot Beef
But no matter the way it’s raised, beef comes with a steep climate cost.
Climate•4 min read
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Over 1,700 Cargill Meatpacking Workers Locked Out After Demanding Bathroom Breaks
Food•9 min read
Investigation
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.