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Inside the Fight to Stop Riverview Mega-Dairies From Being Built

How activists in the U.S. and Canada are working together to oppose new factory farms.

Climate•7 min read

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The Sneaky Way Even Meat Lovers Can Lessen Their Climate Impact

Blended meats could help omnivores cut back.

Food•6 min read

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Regenerative Agriculture Falls Short As a Climate Fix, New Study Finds

The tradeoffs — better soil health, lower yields — come with steep consequences for climate change.

Research•5 min read

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The Meat Industry’s Hidden Link to Wildfires

Cattle ranching fuels climate pollution, but its land-clearing effects can also make wildfires more likely to spread.

Climate•6 min read

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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.

Elections•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.

Big Meat•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.

Legal Action•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.

Big Meat•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.

Big Meat•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

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The Italian Far Right’s Beef with Vegans and Immigrants

How food is politicized in a culture known for its cuisine.

Culture•8 min read

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FBI Records Reveal Accusations Against Animal Activists

A recent investigation finds the FBI considering ‘weapons of mass destruction statutes’ against activists.

Meat Lobby•6 min read

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How Big Ag Is Trying to Buck Regulations to Prevent Pollution

The state’s biggest business lobby helps two residents challenge a Polk County town’s restrictions on livestock feeding operations.

Meat Lobby•5 min read

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Why Rodeos Are Still Popular When Marine Parks and the Circus Are Declining

Some forms of animal entertainment are going out of style, but rodeos persist.

Culture•9 min read

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The Loss of Chevron Could Also Be a Major Loss for Animals

A new Supreme Court ruling effectively guts the regulatory power of federal agencies.

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How the Amy’s Kitchen Boycott Worked, and What It Might Mean for Other Labor Organizers

The two-year call to action finally persuaded the company to come to the table.

Food•5 min read

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Are National Parks Safe Spaces for LGBTQ People This Pride Month — and Beyond?

An email from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about park officer uniforms did not quell the controversy completely.

Climate•7 min read

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Australia Wants to Cull Crocodiles — But Farm Them for Leather, Too

Inside the crocodile farming industry’s dark calculations.

Food•6 min read

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Emissions From Ag Are a Big Part of Climate Change — But Government Funding Lags Behind

Millions in federal research dollars are going to ineffective solutions like regenerative agriculture.

Climate•5 min read

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The Colleges with the Worst Animal Welfare Violations Might Shock You

Some very well known colleges are some of the worst animal rights offenders.

Research•6 min read

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New Supreme Court Case Threatens Legal Protections for Animals

Ending the Chevron doctrine could be devastating for farm animals and wildlife.

Legal Action•7 min read

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Meet the ‘Catcher Gangs’ Hired to Round Up Spent Hens

A new investigation documents what happens to hens once they’re no longer laying eggs, even the cage-free ones.

Food•4 min read

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The Ugly, if Unsurprising, Truth About Collagen

The promise of eternal health and beauty comes at a steep price for animals, people and the environment.

Food•7 min read

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Cultivated Meat Startups Need More Scientists and Funding

Alt proteins are making th pitch for more federal funding as a new report finds startups need more “technical talent” to scale.

Food•6 min read

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Factory Farms Are Sourcing Their Cheap Labor From Prisons

A new research project illuminates the connection between prisons and meat processors, and how both benefit from incarcerated labor.

Food•9 min read

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Diseases Are Bred on All Animal Farms, Even the Ranches

A growing body of evidence shows that both intensive and extensive farms are increasing the risk of the next pandemic.

Research•6 min read

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Two Recent Court Cases Shift the Future of the Animal Rights Movement

The Smithfield and Excelsior trials ended with very different decisions that could impact the future of the movement.

Legal Action•5 min read

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In California, Water Wars Threaten Local Food Systems

Water disputes can harm community food systems. But resolving these fights is no simple feat.

Climate•6 min read

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‘Hope Always Comes From the People’: Gen Z’s New Language of Resistance

Under Gen Z's guidance, the climate movement has grown during the pandemic, with younger, bolder leaders emerging from all over the world.

Culture•5 min read

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10 Exciting New Plant-Based Products Hitting Shelves This Year

Plant-based foods are one of the food industry's top-selling items. Here are a few of this year's trends, from "meatier" meat to plant-based seafood.

Food•7 min read

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Britain’s Most Iconic Animal Is Under Attack

In 2021, 33,687 badgers were killed to protect cattle from the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis. By 2025, 140,000 more badgers could die.

Culture•10 min read

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Cory Booker: ‘Climate Movement Doesn’t Talk Enough About Food’

Sen. Cory Booker wants to end the uncontrolled expansion of factory farming in the U.S., and he's looking to the climate movement for help.

Climate•2 min read

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How Animal Trafficking Became One of the Most Lucrative Industries on the Planet

Animal trafficking is considered to be one of the most profitable illegal activities in the world. Monkeys, tigers, and pangolins are all heavily trafficked.

Climate•9 min read

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Veterinary Records Reveal Primate Research Centers’ Long History of Violence

Decades of welfare violations at the National Primate Research Centers have led many in the scientific community to question the purpose of experimenting on animals.

Research•14 min read

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Animal Abuse: How to Recognize and Report Animal Cruelty

Animal abuse often happens right before our eyes, but many people don't know if what they're seeing constitutes animal abuse or how to report it when they do.

Culture•10 min read

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Six Animal Rights Activists Were Arrested in Ontario. What Happened?

The arrests came just hours before a planned demonstration, organized by global animal rights group Meat The Victims, was supposed to take place at a turkey breeding facility in Ontario.

Legal Action•9 min read