Nina B. Elkadi

News

Breaking: Congress Votes to Slash Rural Program Funding, Putting Clean Water At Risk

The latest continuing resolution to pass the Senate will greatly impact rural programs.

Policy•3 min read

Feature

What’s Driving Iowa’s Outlier Cancer Rate? It’s Complicated

The state cancer registry makes no mention of the millions of gallons of factory farm manure pumped into Iowa waterways.

Health•10 min read

News

Could Checkoff Programs Be Next on DOGE’s Chopping Block?

Critics of checkoffs — the marketing tool of agricultural commodities like pork and beef — are asking the Trump administration to make cuts.

Food•9 min read

Reported

MAHA Commission Poised to Extend RFK’s Reach. Food System Reformers Remain Wary.

For now, plenty of roadblocks to food system change still stand in the way.

Policy•6 min read

Reported

Iowa Slaughterhouse Routinely Pollutes Waterways With Excessive Waste, Advocacy Groups Allege

‘250,000 gallons of untreated beef processing waste’ flowed into the local water supply, the notice states.

Food•5 min read

Investigation

Meat Industry Group Asks Trump To Deregulate Meatpacking and Factory Farms

Amid a deregulatory blitz, trade group pushes for rollback on environmental regulations, worker protections and food safety.

Policy•6 min read

Reported

Tracking Bird Flu Is Largely Left to States. Under Trump, the Federal Government Might Step Even Further Back.

With human infections of avian flu present in the U.S., workers remain most vulnerable to the virus.

Health•6 min read

Investigation

Venison Donated to Food Banks May Contain Lead. The NRA Could Be Why.

“I am afraid that if we had tried to 'hide' what we had learned...then press found out, we would be butchered like a fat buck!”

Health•18 min read

Reported

81% of Meatpacking Workers at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns

Two new studies reinforce the fact that slaughterhouse jobs are among the most dangerous.

Food•3 min read

Reported

Illegal Manure Pollution in Water — and Cancer — on the Rise in Iowa

A new report maps manure spills in Iowa, where factory farms produce 109 billion pounds of manure per year.

Climate•3 min read

Explainer

Why the McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Still Comes Back to Meat

Onions are at the center of a nationwide outbreak — but the source comes back to beef.

Health•8 min read

Reported

Children Are at the Core of MAHA. Some Moms Are Ecstatic.

Mothers are rallying behind RFK Jr.’s promises to expose corporate influence over America’s food and health systems.

Election 2024•6 min read

Reported

Meet the Farmers Supporting Prop 12 Despite Pork Industry Pushback

Contrary to what ag industry groups say, these small farmers have embraced the new animal welfare law.

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Reported

13 Groups Sued EPA Demanding Stricter CAFO Regulation — the Court Struck Them Down

The Ninth Circuit backed EPA’s response to polluted water: 'study further' and form a subcommittee.

Law & Justice•8 min read