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Most farmed seafood comes from fin fish, but a new study urges shifting production toward bivalves and seaweed.
Fisheries & Aquaculture•5 min read
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Climate•4 min read
News
Climate•7 min read
Food•3 min read
News
In California, Texas and Iowa, cancer rates are 4-8% higher in areas with more industrial animal agriculture.
Health•5 min read
Explainer
Mythbusting•5 min read
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Climate•11 min read
Explainer
The practice called ‘manifesting’ lets CAFOs make manure pollution legally invisible and evade liability.
Factory Farms•11 min read
News
As bird flu cases surge, Colorado lawmakers target the practice of killing poultry birds by heatstroke.
Factory Farms•6 min read
Investigation
Policy•9 min read
Investigation
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
Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems.
Climate•8 min read
Solutions
Legal Action•5 min read
Solutions
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
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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