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Farmed Salmon May Not Be as Nutritious as It Once Was, New Research Suggests
The reason? A shift in the fish’s diet, with significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.
Health•5 min read
Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News
Georgina Gustin covers agriculture for Inside Climate News, and has reported on the intersections of farming, food systems and the environment for much of her journalism career. Her work has won numerous awards, including the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, and she was twice named the Glenn Cunningham Agricultural Journalist of the Year, once with ICN colleagues. She has worked as a reporter for The Day in New London, Conn., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and CQ Roll Call, and her stories have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post and National Geographic’s The Plate, among others. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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A Minnesota Mega-Dairy’s Rapid Expansion Is Prompting Lawsuits Over its Climate and Water Impacts
Riverview LLP’s operations are meeting with pushback across Minnesota, North and South Dakota.
Climate•10 min read
Feature
A Very American Invention, Pushed to an Extreme
In Nebraska, Blackshirt Feeders LP is building the country’s largest feedlot for 200,000 beef cattle on a square-mile slab of concrete.
Food•31 min read
Feature
Faster Slaughterhouse Line Speeds Are Increasingly a Climate Problem
Reacting to Trump administration proposals calling for higher-paced processing, critics say protections for workers, animals and food safety are not the only concerns.
Big Meat•10 min read
News
Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock
A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.
Research•4 min read
News
Methane Emissions from the World’s Biggest Meat Companies Are Bigger Than From Major Oil and Gas Companies
Ahead of COP30, advocacy groups are urging companies and governments to tackle emissions from livestock.
Climate•5 min read
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The Scale of Factory Farm Pollution
Watch four reporters from Inside Climate News discuss what we know — and don’t know — about pollution from industrial animal agriculture.
Climate•1 min read
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The World’s Biggest Meat Company Gets the Greenlight to Go Public on the New York Stock Exchange
Advocacy groups asked regulators to block JBS’ bid, noting its history of corruption charges and illegal deforestation. Approval came after a big donation to Trump.
Food•6 min read
Reported
Turning Kazakhstan Into a Beef-Producing Machine, the American Way
A new venture aims to claim carbon credits for its steaks and burgers.
Food•37 min read
Reported
VP Candidate Tim Walz Has Deep Connections to Agriculture and Conservation
But the Minnesota governor will have to answer climate groups’ concerns about his support for ethanol and factory farming.
Elections•5 min read
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