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Why Anti-Trans Campaigns Keep Returning to the Politics of Meat

Recent anti-trans political ads were funded in part by meat industry trade groups, including multiple ads comparing trans people to cattle.

Meat Lobby•12 min read

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How Much Meat Can You Eat and Still Be ‘Climate-Friendly?’

Here’s what the latest research says.

Research•9 min read

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How Big Ag Thwarted Wetlands Protections in Illinois and Iowa

Two years ago, the Supreme Court made it easier to destroy swamps and marshes. Agricultural lobbyists want to keep it that way.

Policy•11 min read

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How the Beef Industry Is Quietly Rewriting Climate Science for Kids

Students do learn about methane, but not about eating less meat.

Climate•7 min read

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Whole, Skim or Soy? The Congressional Battle Over Milk in School Lunches.

Offering kids nondairy milk could be a climate solution. No one's talking about it that way.

Policy•8 min read

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Scientists Find DNA Proof of Swine Feces in North Carolina Homes

Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig poop from nearby factory farms in Duplin County.

Breakthroughs•8 min read

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An Animal Rights Activist Rescued Four Sick Chickens From a Slaughterhouse. Now She’s Facing Five Years in Prison.

How ‘open rescue’ prosecutions reveal larger systemic issues.

Law & Justice•13 min read

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Inside the Race to Track and Stop the Spread of Avian Flu

Amid fears of a potential pandemic, researchers are busy preparing for the worst.

Health•6 min read

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Meat Industry PR Group Hosts Panel at DC Climate Week

How a meat industry PR group is trying to pass itself off as climate-friendly.

Climate•7 min read

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Satellites Reveal Illegal Bottom Trawling in Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Research suggests this fishing practice releases up to 370 million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year.

Research•7 min read

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EPA Civil Rights Work Stalls Under Trump as Communities Wait for Justice

Thirteen civil rights complaints, including from communities impacted by poultry farm pollution, have been left in limbo.

Policy•16 min read

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Two States Declared Themselves Bird-Flu Free. But What Does That Really Mean?

Why the threat is far from over, regardless of state lines.

Health•6 min read

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Blind Taste Tests Reveal Some Plant-Based Meat Almost Indistinguishable From Traditional Meat

New research shows which products are closest to "taste parity" — and which need more work.

Food•6 min read

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The Beef Industry Knew Its Climate Impact as Early as 1989 — and Worked to Obfuscate the Science

Two new studies reveal decades of industry tactics to downplay beef’s role in climate.

Climate•8 min read

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High-Protein Diets Are Popular — but They Certainly Aren’t Sustainable

From Atkins to Carnivore, a look at the evolution and risks of high-protein diets.

Diet•9 min read

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Importing Eggs Won’t Lower Prices, Experts Say

Importing eggs would need to happen at a dramatic scale to impact U.S. egg prices.

Policy•5 min read

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Feeding Cows Seaweed Can Reduce Methane Emissions, but the Additives Still Come With Plenty of Challenges

There are still hurdles to overcome, but growing the seaweed industry in a state known for lobster could be a win for local fishermen, dairy and cattle operations, and the…

Research•10 min read

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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

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PFAS Contaminated a Texas County’s Farms, Threatening Animals, Water and Public Health

Inside a Texas county’s battle against the use of sewage sludge and the forever chemicals left behind.

Health•8 min read

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One Senator’s Lonely Quest to Make the Farm Bill More Sustainable

For years, Debbie Stabenow fought for environmentally friendly agricultural policy. She retired with mixed results.

Climate•10 min read