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The Migrant Farmworkers Risking Their Lives for Illegal Wages
Farmworkers on H-2A visas won a rare victory in federal court. But they are still being paid the wages that were just ruled illegal.
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NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’
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Trump’s Beef Import Plan Could Bring Down Prices — and Drive Up Emissions
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Deforestation Is on the Ballot in Brazil’s Presidential Election
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Farmed Salmon May Not Be as Nutritious as It Once Was, New Research Suggests
The reason? A shift in the fish’s diet, with significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.
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Why Iceland Chose Fish Over European Alliances
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How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
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AI Is Coming to Factory Farms. Will It Help the Animals or Just the Industry?
New technology can detect pain in farm animals, but critics say it may do more to bolster the system than improve it.
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Over 1,700 Cargill Meatpacking Workers Locked Out After Demanding Bathroom Breaks
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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.
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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.
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