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Federal Worker-Safety Commission Has Zero Members as Backlog Grows
The federal agency that oversees disputes of workplace safety violations, including in meatpacking plants, has been without leadership for more than five months.
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Mark Bittman’s Community Kitchen is Redefining ‘Good Food’
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The Study Big Meat Tried to Bury — and Why It Matters Again
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A Postmortem on Veganism Is Premature
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Almost Half of All Eggs in the U.S. Are Now “Cage-Free”
The shift from battery cages to cage-free farms, explained.
Food•10 min read
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Farmworkers Already Face Harsh Conditions. Now They May Have To Deal With a Pay Cut.
Food•7 min read
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