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Breaking: Congress Votes to Slash Rural Program Funding, Putting Clean Water At Risk
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What’s Driving Iowa’s Outlier Cancer Rate? It’s Complicated
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Feeding Cows Seaweed Can Reduce Methane Emissions, but the Additives Still Come With Plenty of Challenges
There are still hurdles to overcome, but growing the seaweed industry in a state known for lobster could be a win for local fishermen, dairy and cattle operations, and the…
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Eating for Your Microbiome? More Plants Can Help
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How Ads for Meat, Milk and Eggs Sell You a Fantasy
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The Italian Far Right’s Beef with Vegans and Immigrants
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Why Red Food Dye Is Banned, but Processed Meat Is Still Sold Without a Warning
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How Bezos, Zuckerberg, Gates and Musk Are Trying — or Not Trying — to Make Meat Sustainable
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What ‘Food Desert’ Means — and Why the Term Is Misleading
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Why Eating Local Isn’t a Climate Solution
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Trump’s Plan to Lower Egg Prices, Explained
“What they’re suggesting conceptually makes sense. Practically, it is not a solution.”
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