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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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European Politicians With Financial Interests in Agriculture Are Three Times More Likely to Vote Down Environmental Protections
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Proposition 12 Is the Animal Welfare Law With Nine Lives
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Who’s Most at Risk in the Cyclospora Outbreak? The Farmworkers on the Front Lines.
An expert on migrant farmworker health describes how this population has been blamed and put at risk, but seldom understood.
Policy•6 min read
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Livestock Heat Deaths in Transit Doubled in UK’s Record-hot Summer of 2025
Factory Farms•6 min read
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