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Investigation

Methane, Money & Metrics: Inside Big Ag’s Plan to Hide Its Climate Impact in South America

The livestock industry is pushing to change how its methane emissions are measured in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, with help from researcher Frank Mitloehner.

Meat Lobby•24 min read

Feature

The Save Our Bacon Act Is Republicans’ Latest Attack on Prop 12

Factory Farms•7 min read

Explainer

Smithfield Foods Is Owned by China, but Pollution and Price-Fixing Are the Real Problem

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Feature

‘Farming in the Dark’: Brooke Rollins’ Leadership, Doge’s Grip and the Cost to American Agriculture

Policy•21 min read

Explainer

The Megabill’s New Handouts to Meat & Dairy Producers, Explained

How the recently passed bill increases financial assistance for livestock farmers while cutting SNAP benefits for low-income Americans.

Policy•7 min read

News

Trump Is Suing to Overturn Prop 12 and Other Animal Welfare Laws

Policy•5 min read

Featured

Reported

How the Farm Bill Could Quietly Reverse Prop 12

Meat Lobby•8 min read

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Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, the environment, animals, health, politics and rural communities.