Environment

Study: End World Bank Support for Factory Farming

Alessandro Ramazzotti / DeSmog Nov 15, 2024 The international lending giant is funding high-rise “hog hotels” but not investing in sustainable agriculture. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Report: A Surge of Farm Waste Vulnerable to Flooding

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2024 As the region digs out of back-to-back storms, locals are contending with a toxic and growing problem: animal waste from factory farms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Environment

Livestock Industry Spent Billions Courting Academics to Discredit Research

Georgina Gustin / Inside Climate News Mar 20, 2024 A new paper traces the financial ties between the livestock industry and academic research. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Micro Plastic In Our Food Chain

Peter Kuper Feb 8, 2024 Dig deeper

Activism

A Beginner’s Guide to Factory Farming

Seth Millstein / Sentient Media Feb 6, 2024 In order to bring about a post-factory transition for meat production and consumption, we need to better understand the challenges we currently face. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Original

I’m Facing 20 Years in Prison for Rescuing Animals

Zoe Rosenberg / Truthdig Dec 20, 2023 I asked my local California officials to prosecute animal cruelty. They arrested me instead. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Fallacy of ‘Climate Friendly’ Beef 

Jessica Scott-Reid / Truthdig Nov 27, 2023 Despite industry claims, the evidence suggests industrial-scale cattle farming will always hurt the planet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Spooky Ingredient Hiding in Your Candy

Jessica Scott-Reid / Sentient Media Oct 31, 2023 The gummy texture of gelatin-based treats comes with a cost, both for animals and the environment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

The Time Is Now for a Just Transition From Factory Farming

Grace Hussain / Sentient Media Oct 17, 2023 A new report suggests reinventing the industrial food system to tackle climate change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

How Industrial Agriculture Took Over Our Food System

Hazra Khatoon / Sentient Media Oct 13, 2023 Government-backed factory farming has become a dominant force in the last five decades. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Activism

A Major Win Against Factory Farming Points to a Powerful New Direction for the Climate Movement

Nick Engelfried / Waging Nonviolence Oct 3, 2023 Small farmers in Oregon secured a big legislative victory over industrial factory farms, providing inspiration for wider action. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Africa

Feeding Big Ag While Africans Starve

Mutinta Nketani, Timothy Wise / Al Jazeera Sep 6, 2023 Industrial agriculture has failed to eliminate food insecurity in Africa. It is time for a radically different approach. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )