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Netflix’s Liver King Doc Skips the Meat of the Story
Jessica Scott-Reid watched ‘Untold: The Liver King’ so you don’t have to.
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As Egg Prices Soar, Amazon and Top Investors Profit
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Trump Wants Fish Farms in Federal Waters. Two Senators Are Trying to Stop Him.
The Keep Finfish Free Act would require Congressional approval for commercial aquaculture facilities.
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An Animal Rights Activist Rescued Four Sick Chickens From a Slaughterhouse. Now She’s Facing Five Years in Prison.
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RFK’s Promise to Take Farming Back 80 Years Isn’t Plausible
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In Iowa, Researchers Press for More Scrutiny of the Link Between Big Ag and Cancer Risk
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Inside the Race to Track and Stop the Spread of Avian Flu
Amid fears of a potential pandemic, researchers are busy preparing for the worst.
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Fact Check
RFK’s Promise to Take Farming Back 80 Years Isn’t Plausible
At least, not at current rates of meat consumption.
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Joe Rogan & Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds
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Iowa Dairy Manure Spill Kills Over 100,000 Fish in 10-Mile Stretch of Dry Run Creek
State records reveal a faulty manure control structure noted in previous inspections, and “freshly dead fish with some stranded gasping for air, manure on top of ice, and dirty flowing…
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Manure Contributes to Toxic Byproducts in Drinking Water
A new report documents how manure and other contaminants find their way into treated water.
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