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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.
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How Much Meat Can You Eat and Still Be ‘Climate-Friendly?’
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What Is a CAFO, and Is It Different From a Factory Farm?
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How an Oregon Community Group Fought a Factory Farm and Won
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What Is Ultra-Processed Food and Why Is It Unhealthy?
Why hyperfocusing on ultra-processed food omits the full picture.
Diet•7 min read
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Senator Hawley Calls for Tyson Probe Amid Cuts to Child Labor Protections
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Satellites Reveal Illegal Bottom Trawling in Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
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Netflix’s Liver King Doc Skips the Meat of the Story
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RFK’s Promise to Take Farming Back 80 Years Isn’t Plausible
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Prop 12 Is Under Attack Again, But Some Republicans Aren’t On Board
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How Easy Is It to Get a Humane Label for Meat? Very
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Why Regenerative Agriculture (Still) Isn’t a Climate Solution
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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.
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Southwest Wisconsin Dairy Operation Linked to Spill Affecting Eight Miles of Trout Waters
Heavy rain and 11,500 gallons of dairy cow manure per acre appear to have triggered the deadly spill.
Climate•4 min read
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Recent Graduates Were Told They Were Coming to the U.S. for Cultural Exchange. They Ended Up Trapped in a Factory Farm.
Law & Justice•10 min read
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As Egg Prices Soar, Amazon and Top Investors Profit
Investors in major egg companies saw their stocks dramatically rise in value as consumers suffered from soaring egg prices.
Food•6 min read
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Manure Contributes to Toxic Byproducts in Drinking Water
A new report documents how manure and other contaminants find their way into treated water.
Health•4 min read
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New York City is cutting emissions and saving money by making vegetarian meals the default in public hospitals. It’s successful because most people go with the flow.
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Getting restaurants to serve more plant-based food can have big climate impacts.
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Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, the environment, animals, health, politics and rural communities.