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A new analysis links manure and the overapplication of fertilizer from agriculture to contaminated water, and suggests the EPA’s allowed limits are too high to prevent nitrate-related cancer, thyroid disease…
Health•4 min read
Feature
Another day, another dollar, another attempt by the GOP to repeal the animal welfare law.
Factory Farms•7 min read
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The new USDA division wants to grow the seafood industry, but critics worry dismantling regulations will achieve the opposite.
Policy•5 min read
News
A Swedish study reveals carbon losses up to 8 times greater than previous estimates, suggesting that protecting primary forests is more critical for climate mitigation.
Climate•4 min read
A new study finds that adding animal images to menus increases the odds of choosing the vegetarian dish by 22%.
Food•3 min read
Explainer
A new system helps restaurants meet cage-free commitments even when supply chains keep them serving caged eggs.
Farms•6 min read
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If passed by the governor, the bill would protect farms from lawsuits surrounding their greenhouse gas emissions.
Factory Farms•4 min read
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The administration says animal welfare laws in California are raising egg prices nationwide.
Policy•6 min read
Explainer
The rights-of-nature movement aims to step in where environmental regulations fall short. But some critics are wary of the legal consequences.
Climate•7 min read
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Pesticides, fertilizers and habitat destruction are the likely culprits.
Climate•5 min read
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Stanford researchers found serious loopholes in factory farm regulation — and it’s not just in California.
Climate•11 min read
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But the bill faces steep odds of passage in a sharply-divided Congress
Policy•8 min read
Explainer
Rooted in indigenous stewardship, the NANI Act would have joined a growing movement to grant ecosystems inherent legal rights.
Climate•5 min read
News
Millions of birds have been exposed to the avian flu virus since the beginning of January alone.
Health•9 min read
News
The process plays out separately from photosynthesis, and experts say it could improve reforestation strategies.
Research•5 min read
Explainer
The most common questions about cultivated meat, answered in plain English.
Food•10 min read
News
Meet Veronika, a Swiss Brown cow who uses a broom to scratch her back.
Animal Behavior•5 min read
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Here’s what the new dietary guidelines actually mean for school meals.
Diet•8 min read
Explainer
The practice called ‘manifesting’ lets CAFOs make manure pollution legally invisible and evade liability.
Factory Farms•11 min read
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New guidelines say they want to “end the war on protein” and tout full-fat dairy.
Diet•4 min read
Explainer
You likely contribute to overconsumption in ways you might not realize.
Climate•12 min read
Explainer
Cattle farming accounts for 72 percent of all deforested land across the Amazon, and 41 percent of all tropical deforestation worldwide.
Climate•8 min read
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The Trump administration could miss the legal deadline to update the guidelines that shape billions of dollars of federal food spending.
Diet•6 min read
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A newly-passed Senate bill would remove the federal restriction on serving non-dairy milks in school lunches.
Policy•5 min read
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A new regulation would dramatically limit which waters are protected from pollution.
Policy•8 min read
Explainer
The water pollution regulations were issued five years ago. Why are they only being enforced now?
Health•9 min read
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President Trump’s trade war has hit America’s biggest agricultural export.
Policy•5 min read
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While SNAP payments and food safety inspections continue, disaster payments, farm loans and federal workers’ pay are on hold indefinitely.
Policy•9 min read
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When a sweeping scientific study called for eating less meat, the meat industry launched a full-scale attack. And we could be in for a repeat.
Food•9 min read
Explainer
The shift from battery cages to cage-free farms, explained.
Food•10 min read
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Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
Climate•7 min read
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The flesh-eating parasite has moved from cattle to people. Should we be worried?
Health•6 min read
Explainer
90 percent of all chicken farmed in the U.S. is the product of contract farming.
Food•12 min read
Explainer
Kennedy wants to ditch recommendations that would encourage Americans to eat more beans and other plant proteins.
Diet•6 min read
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Beef prices are at a record high, but that doesn’t mean less meat production.
Big Meat•8 min read
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The meat industry’s climate pollution is largely unregulated, but the EPA’s proposed policy reversal could make it even worse.
Climate•4 min read
Explainer
Why a relatively simple question doesn’t have a simple answer.
Meat Lobby•6 min read
Explainer
Income, religion and government investment all play a role in meat consumption.
Climate•11 min read
Explainer
That, and animal welfare.
Meat Lobby•10 min read
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How the recently passed bill increases financial assistance for livestock farmers while cutting SNAP benefits for low-income Americans.
Policy•7 min read
News
The ban is already having some real-world consequences.
Climate•9 min read
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How the “megabill” could undermine the push to eat more plants.
Policy•9 min read
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Trump’s inconsistent enforcement of immigration policy is wreaking havoc on farm operations and meatpacking plants.
Policy•6 min read
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Students currently need a doctor’s note to require a school to provide non-dairy milk. A new bill would change that.
Policy•6 min read
Explainer
Most of the meat we consume comes from animals raised on CAFOs.
Food•9 min read
Explainer
Why hyperfocusing on ultra-processed food omits the full picture.
Diet•7 min read
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The megabill is a “grab bag of Republican and meat and dairy industry interests,” but its fate is uncertain.
Policy•8 min read
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“It's hard to get ahead of it, because the animals can't talk to us and tell us they have a problem.”
Policy•8 min read
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How ‘open rescue’ prosecutions reveal larger systemic issues.
Legal Action•13 min read
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The Keep Finfish Free Act would require Congressional approval for commercial aquaculture facilities.
Policy•7 min read
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