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A survey taken this past spring shows a majority of Iowans say they have experienced negative environmental impacts from industrial animal operations. But plenty are also ambivalent, or ignorant, about…
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Could animal welfare and clean water motivate American voters?
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But no matter the way it’s raised, beef comes with a steep climate cost.
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Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price.
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The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.
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A new study finds that adding animal images to menus increases the odds of choosing the vegetarian dish by 22%.
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New facility in southern Mexico will crank out 100 million sterile screwworms a week.
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