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Climate Change Could Drastically Cut Grazing Land by End of Century
The conditions some farm animals thrive under are disappearing, a new modeling study finds.
Climate•5 min read
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Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk
Health•5 min read
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Beagles Are Still Bred on Farms for Testing and Research, an Open Rescue Reveals
Factory Farms•5 min read
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New Study Shows Strong Link Between Industrialized Agriculture and Declining Bird Populations
Climate•5 min read
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TB-Infected Cow in Michigan Discovered Beyond High-Risk Zone
A new bovine tuberculosis case shows that the disease, long thought largely eradicated, persists despite years of statewide efforts.
Health•5 min read
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In an Era of Mega-Farms, These Schools Still Serve (Some) Locally Grown Food
Farms•6 min read
Opposition to Factory Farming, Mapped. Communities across the U.S. are organizing to oppose the expansion of factory farms. Here are their stories.
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Ten Million Tons of Manure In California Are Unaccounted for, New Report Shows
Climate•11 min read
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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
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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
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‘You Feel Like You’re Marked’: Salvadoran Workers at Tyson Foods Face Risks Due to Work Permit Delays
Policy•9 min read
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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
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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.
Clean Water•8 min read
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What a Texas Court Ruling Could Mean for the Future of Plant-Based Foods
Legal Action•5 min read
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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…
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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
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