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Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals
The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year.
Policy•5 min read
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A Handful of Cooperatives Control the US Milk Market
Food•1 min read
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Will British Columbia’s Wild Salmon Escape Aquaculture’s Disease Trap?
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Why Beef Is Bad for Climate Change, Explained
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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
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Looksmaxxers. University Researchers. Celebrities. They All Want a Mother Cow’s First Milk.
Food•12 min read
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How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
Could animal welfare and clean water motivate American voters?
Factory Farms•9 min read
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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
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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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How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
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