News
Key Iowa Swing Districts in U.S. House Could Hinge on Water Quality and Cancer Concerns
In a new poll, 82% of Iowa voters want their elected official to protect clean water and cut pollution from industrial agriculture.
Elections•5 min read
Policy
News
Republicans’ New Farm Bill Takes Aim at Animal Welfare and Pesticide Regulations
Policy•8 min read
Explainer
Hawai’i Coral Reefs Lose Chance at Legal Personhood
Climate•5 min read
Solutions
What a Texas Court Ruling Could Mean for the Future of Plant-Based Foods
Legal Action•5 min read
Feature
Do Trucker Log Loopholes Put Animals at Risk?
Undercover footage reveals some drivers falsify logbooks, while rules for livestock protections and driver fatigue can also be at odds, raising public safety concerns.
Factory Farms•7 min read
Solutions
In the Global South, Activists Are Challenging Factory Farms in Court
Legal Action•5 min read
Donate
You have read 0 articles.
Independent Journalism Relies on You
As a fiercely independent, reader-supported news outlet, we’re unswayed by advertisers and profit margins. Your support funds investigative journalism, fact-checked explainers, resources for journalists and partnerships with publishers to boost reporting on the most pressing issues of our time. Read more
Most Read Today
•- Lab-Grown Meat Bans Are Spreading, but Some Ranchers Are Speaking Out Against Them
- Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock
- The Best & Worst Milks for the Environment, Decoded
- Plant-Based Companies Call Attention to ‘the Cow in the Room’ at COP26
- Level Up Your Baking With These Vegan Egg Substitutes
- Why Aren’t More Veterinarians Vegan?
- 81% of Meatpacking Workers at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns
- The Iditarod: How Long Is It and How Many Dogs Die in the Race?
Topics
Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, the environment, animals, health, politics and rural communities.