Grace Hussain

Reported

What COP29 Had to Say About Food Systems

Sticking points to significant reform, explained.

Climate•4 min read

Explainer

Why ‘Food Apartheid’ Is a Better Term Than ‘Food Desert’

How the language we use to talk about food justice matters.

Food•6 min read

Solutions

The Power of Plants: One Doctor’s Mission to Fight Diabetes Through Diet

A Black podiatrist gets creative in a bid to make his community healthier.

Health•8 min read

Solutions

Shareholder Activists Push Fast Food Chains to Commit to Climate Targets

How Jack in the Box and Wingstop agreed to their first climate goals.

Climate•4 min read

Solutions

How Denver Could Become the First City to Ban Slaughterhouses

Activists got a slaughterhouse moratorium on Denver’s ballot — but what are its chances?

Election 2024•7 min read

Solutions

How Milwaukee Activists Used Community Organizing to Prevent Slaughterhouse Construction

What local activists can take from their example.

Food•5 min read

Solutions

How Community Members Shuttered a Backyard Slaughterhouse in a Small, Black Community

Why focusing on zoning regulations and inclusivity is a path forward for activists.

Food•6 min read

Solutions

Slaughterhouse Workers Seek a ‘Brave New Life,’ but Challenges Remain

A volunteer-led non-profit hopes to overcome financial and language barriers to better support workers.

Food•9 min read

Solutions

How Food Justice is Made: Stories and Solutions

Four communities found solutions for the slaughterhouses in their neighborhoods.

Food•1 min read

Conversations

What a Trump or Harris Win Means for the Future of the Farm Bill

An interview with former Senate Agriculture Committee Chief Counsel Jonathan Coppess.

Election 2024•16 min read

Reported

How City Climate Plans Became a Culture War Target

Inside the growing movement to frame climate action as Marxist and anti-God.

Law & Justice•5 min read

Solutions

How the Amy’s Kitchen Boycott Worked, and What It Might Mean for Other Labor Organizers

The two-year call to action finally persuaded the company to come to the table.

Justice•5 min read

Investigation

Inside the Billion-Dollar Feed Industry’s Ploy to Greenwash Emissions

A new law would allow the livestock industry to fast-track federal review of feed additives.

Law & Justice•4 min read

Reported

Are National Parks Safe Spaces for LGBTQ People This Pride Month — and Beyond?

An email from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about park officer uniforms did not quell the controversy completely.

Justice•7 min read

Explainer

Why Tail Docking Dogs and Farm Animals Is Usually Unnecessary and Inhumane

The practice is opposed by most veterinarians — so why does it continue?

Policy•9 min read

Reported

A Tyson Exec Wrote Kentucky’s Ag-Gag Law. What Could Go Wrong?

Lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto in order to ban drone investigations in the state.

Law & Justice•4 min read

Solutions

To Improve Fish Welfare, a Startup Blends AI With an Ancient Japanese Fishing Method

Shinkei blends new technology with Japanese tradition in hopes of sparing fish a painful death.

Aquaculture•6 min read

Investigation

Australia Wants to Cull Crocodiles – But Farm Them for Leather, Too

Inside the crocodile farming industry’s dark calculations.

Investigations•6 min read

Reported

In South Dakota, a Buffalo Herd Thrives in Cattle Country

Land grant universities whose research supports the beef industry are funded in part by land stolen from Indigenous tribes.

Food•8 min read

Reported

Your Bank Is Probably Fueling Meat Industry Climate Emissions

A new report documents the banking industry’s investments in the meat and dairy industry, and its climate pollution.

Climate•5 min read

Solutions

New Air Quality Monitors Could Expose Factory Farming and Environmental Racism

In North Carolina, Sampson County residents and environmental groups are working together to measure air pollution from the meat industry.

Climate•6 min read

Explainer

6 Reasons Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right Now

Wondering why egg prices are skyrocketing? A mix of reasons — avian flu, inflation and shifting demand are all partly to blame.

Food•6 min read

Conversations

Meat Industry Uses Academics to Distort Climate Impact, Research Shows

We sat down with Viveca Morris and Jennifer Jacquet to discuss their research into the money flowing to academics from the livestock industry.

Climate•11 min read

Reported

Texas Panhandle Fire Has Killed Thousands of Cattle, Yet Ranching May Be To Blame

Cattle ranching contributes to the dangerous conditions making wildfires like Smokehouse Creek far more likely.

Climate•4 min read

Reported

Chipotle Claims Better Animal Welfare Standards, but a New Investigation Suggests Otherwise

Undercover footage shows the fast food chain violating its own pledge to only slaughter animals who have been stunned.

Food•4 min read

Reported

The Supreme Court Rolled Back Clean Water Protections, but Some Iowans Are Fighting Back

A proposed state law would help the state tighten its control over pollution from factory farms.

Climate•7 min read

Reported

Big Dairy Has a New Scheme to Call Milk Climate-Friendly

An industry-funded startup is the first ever carbon marketplace to give climate credit to a mega-dairy.

Climate•6 min read

Explainer

5 Ways Taxpayers Bail Out Factory Farms

The way we produce meat and dairy is responsible for all sorts of damage, and taxpayers end up footing the bill.

Law & Justice•6 min read

Reported

When Tyson ‘Depopulates’ Chickens, Taxpayers Are Left Footing the Bill

Despite more humane alternatives, the poultry industry continues to use ventilation shutdown to cull millions of birds in the cruelest ways.

Health•4 min read

Reported

California Poultry Processor Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million for Labor Violations

The Biden administration moves to crack down on labor law violations in the meat sector.

Policy•4 min read

Explainer

Meat Consumption In the U.S.: Is It Increasing or Decreasing?

Despite the rise of plant-based products, meat consumption in the U.S. remains much higher than most places in the world.

Diet•10 min read

Explainer

The Most Important Animal Policy Stories of 2023

The last year saw policy fights play out on both the state and national level.

Law & Justice•4 min read

Reported

House Passes Whole Milk Bill, Rejects Bid to Include Dairy Alternatives

Up to 80 percent of BIPOC students are unable to digest dairy, but schools are still not required to provide alternatives.

Law & Justice•3 min read

Explainer

How Ocean Pollution Affects Humans and Marine Life Alike

Humans who eat seafood are also eating their own waste.

Climate•8 min read

Reported

Animal Rights Activist Wayne Hsiung Found Guilty in Open Rescue Case

After eight weeks, jurors found Wayne Hsiung guilty of one felony and two misdemeanor charges.

Law & Justice•4 min read

Reported

Why Small Plant-Based Shifts Can Be a Boon for Your Heart Health

A new study published in BMC Medicine finds even small plant-based swaps can lower risk of heart disease and death.

Health•3 min read

Reported

Reducing Meat Consumption by a Third Could Offset Almost All Global Airline Emissions

New study highlights the outsized impact of swapping out a third of all meat with plant-based alternatives.

Climate•3 min read

Reported

Poop From Mega-Dairies Ends Up in Drinking Water, Drone Footage Reveals

Residents that live near industrial dairies find brown drinking water flowing from the tap.

Climate•4 min read

Reported

Don’t Feed Your Holiday Pumpkins to Wild Animals

Pumpkins in parks and your backyard could be doing more harm than good.

Climate•3 min read

Reported

The Mental Health Case for Leaving Factory Farms Behind

Some farmers are transitioning from factory farms to plant-based businesses — with the hope of changing more than the food system.

Food•5 min read

Reported

Meet the ‘Catcher Gangs’ Hired to Round Up Spent Hens

A new investigation documents what happens to hens once they’re no longer laying eggs, even the cage-free ones.

Investigations•4 min read

Reported

New Report Calls for a Just Transition From Factory Farms

The researchers recognized farm animals as “sentient,” naming them "key stakeholders" in a just transition.

Climate•5 min read

Explainer

Amazon Deforestation — How Much of the Rainforest Is Left?

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is now at a six-year low, but factory farming continues to drive destruction.

Climate•10 min read

Reported

Shake Shack and The Cheesecake Factory Fall Behind on Cage-Free Egg Commitments

A new report tracks progress among global brands pledging to source cage-free eggs.

Food•5 min read

Reported

Two Bills Ignite Congressional Battle Over School Milk Choice

Young activists are fighting back against government policies to serve only cow’s milk in public schools when only a fraction of the population can digest it.

Law & Justice•6 min read

Explainer

How Wildfires Affect Animals, and What You Can Do About It

The increasing number of wildfires are devastating for wild animals, but they harm farm animals greatly too.

Climate•8 min read

Reported

A New Hub for Suing Factory Farms Launches

Fighting industrial meat and dairy conglomerates requires cooperation and a belief in the possibility of food justice.

Law & Justice•3 min read

Explainer

The 30 Most Intelligent Animals in the World Might Surprise You

Ranging from huge to tiny, some of the smartest animals fly under the radar.

Science•13 min read

Reported

A New Open Rescue Trial Is Now Underway. Here’s the Latest.

Defendants face jail time for removing 70 birds from factory farms and providing them with medical care.

Law & Justice•5 min read

Reported

Biden Labor Department Inspected Just 879 Farms Last Year — Factory Farms Included

A new report finds investigations at an all-time low at a time when farm workers, including children, are perhaps more vulnerable than ever.

Food•4 min read