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The Meat Industry’s Hidden Link to Wildfires
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A New Bill Would Make It Easier For Schools To Serve Plant-Based Milk
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Even if eating more plants isn’t cool, it’s still good for you.
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Why Anti-Trans Campaigns Keep Returning to the Politics of Meat
Recent anti-trans political ads were funded in part by meat industry trade groups, including multiple ads comparing trans people to cattle.
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