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February 15, 2023
Jan Dutkiewicz
China’s Pig High-Rises Are Horrifying. So Are America’s Factory Farms.
Chinese pork facilities may seem dystopian—but the United States is where this whole trend got started.
April 12, 2021
Nick Martin
Burning Pig Poop Fumes Doesn’t Solve Anything
The Biden administration supports biofuels. But a Smithfield project in North Carolina shows that converting hog waste to energy won’t address the biggest issues with pork farming.
August 7, 2020
Charlie Hope-D’Anieri
Farms Can’t Save the Planet
U.S. senators, McDonald's, Microsoft, and the agribusiness lobby are pushing the dangerous myth that carbon storage in American farmland will stave off climate catastrophe.
August 4, 2020
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Ted Genoways
Beyond Big Meat
Just six companies control two-thirds of the nation's meat production. It's time to end their monopoly of our food supply.
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