Analysis
Livestock Heat Deaths in Transit Doubled in UK’s Record-hot Summer of 2025
Nearly 6,600 animals – mostly chickens – died in transport over 3 months, government data shows
Factory Farms•6 min read
Feature
As Whey Gains, Will Dairy’s Footprint Follow?
Culture•7 min read
News
Teens and Young Adults, Especially Educated Men, Tend to Have Higher Food Emissions
Climate•6 min read
News
A Minnesota Mega-Dairy’s Rapid Expansion Is Prompting Lawsuits Over its Climate and Water Impacts
Climate•10 min read
Investigation
How an Alleged Wage-Fixing Scheme Is Fueling Historic Labor Uprisings
JBS and Cargill plants across the country are accused of pressuring unions into either accepting the same low wage structure, or mere nickels apart. The result? The largest meatpacking strikes…
Food•13 min read
News
Congress Promised Non-Dairy Milk for Schools. Where Is It?
Policy•9 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
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
Investigations
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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
Feature
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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- AI’s Water Use Is in the Spotlight. Meat Deserves a Look, Too.
- As Whey Gains, Will Dairy’s Footprint Follow?
- How an Alleged Wage-Fixing Scheme Is Fueling Historic Labor Uprisings
- AI Is Coming to Factory Farms. Will It Help the Animals or Just the Industry?
- Why Do Some Critics Still Call It Lab-Grown Meat?
- How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
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How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
Factory Farms•9 min read
Solutions
Picture This Pig: Diners Shift From Selecting Meat On the Menu
A new study finds that adding animal images to menus increases the odds of choosing the vegetarian dish by 22%.
Food•3 min read
News
U.S. and Mexico Unveil A New Weapon To Fight Screwworm, the Parasite Threatening Cattle Herds
New facility in southern Mexico will crank out 100 million sterile screwworms a week.
Health•5 min read
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