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What Comes After Industrial Meat? A Future of Meat Without Livestock
A new book makes the case for investing in cultivated and plant-based meat.
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California Pays Farms to Make Biogas from Hog Waste in North Carolina, Where Locals Say It’s Fueling Pollution
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Manure-to-Energy Digesters Were Sold as a Climate Fix. Now the USDA Is Hitting Pause.
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What Does a Small Town Do When the Water Is Undrinkable?
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Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution
The Department of Natural Resources division responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 CAFOs hasn’t received a budget increase since 2016.
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Budget-Friendly Foods Can Be Better, for Both You and the Planet
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