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Minnesota Asks the Public Whether Groundwater Rule Is Enough to Curb Farm Fertilizer Pollution, Following Lawsuit
Officials seek public input as critics say current rule has failed to reduce nitrate pollution.
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New Colorado Bill Aims to Change How We ‘Depopulate’ Chickens
Factory Farms•6 min read
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Meat Processing Plant Complaint Highlights Supply Chain Disruptions — And How the Meat Industry Isn’t Prepared
Food•4 min read
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Key Iowa Swing Districts in U.S. House Could Hinge on Water Quality and Cancer Concerns
Elections•5 min read
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‘You Feel Like You’re Marked’: Salvadoran Workers at Tyson Foods Face Risks Due to Work Permit Delays
Longtime poultry plant workers are left uncertain and fearing job loss amid Tyson Foods’ confusion over immigrant Temporary Protected Status — despite their legal right to work.
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Republicans’ New Farm Bill Takes Aim at Animal Welfare and Pesticide Regulations
Policy•8 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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Costco Chicken Processing Plant Keeps Failing Tests for Salmonella
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RFK Jr.’s New Dietary Guidelines Are Out, and They’re Full of Red Meat
New guidelines say they want to “end the war on protein” and tout full-fat dairy.
Diet•4 min read
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Bird Flu Virus Might Resist Fever, Study in Mice Finds
A study in mice finds avian flu shares trait with the viruses behind some of the worst pandemics, but more research in humans is needed.
Research•5 min read
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Kansas Greenlights Mega Feedlot in “Sensitive” Water Area
Health•10 min read
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More Data From Farms Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, but Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way
Government agencies have refused to disclose farm locations, precise outbreak dates and other metadata associated with poultry and cattle that test positive for avian flu.
Research•12 min read
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At an Iowa Pork Plant, Piles of Dead Pigs and Wafting Sulphur Dioxide
When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.
Climate•9 min read
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