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In Iowa, there are more concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) than grocery stores. Yet for most of the public, the location of nearby CAFOs and the amount of manure they may be producing is inaccessible. Until now.

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Nearly a year into the process, Chris Jones says his grassroots campaign has forced other Iowa races to address the state’s water crisis and what it means for Iowans.
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Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price.
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More than a decade after the EPA found that Iowa wasn’t cracking down on polluting factory farms, the state continues to hedge on enforcement. @AnikaJaneBeamer reports for @insideclimate:
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth-term. Some of his most recent environmental efforts involved undoing Jair Bolsonaro’s policies.
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How water, cancer and factory farming are fueling a grassroots political campaign in Iowa for Chris Jones.
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Consumers say they prefer foods from farms with higher animal welfare standards. So why do their purchasing habits suggest the opposite? @erpayne reports:
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Protesters at World Bank and IMF meetings, along with new research, are railing against a globalized system that fails to produce enough food and has massive climate impacts. @georgina_gustin reports for @insideclimate:
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What do Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn say they will do about Iowa’s poor water quality?
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Planetary emissions are already in a dangerous phase, scientists warn.
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A new lawsuit alleges that U.S. regulators are illegally withholding records related to the disbandment of a panel set up to address factory farm pollution. Brian Bienkowski reports via @thenewledenews:
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The Trump administration wants to restore commercial fishing in previously protected waters in the Pacific Ocean. Now, they’ve left the local communities with no choice but to fight.

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Fewer than 15% of veterinary school graduates are opting to care for farm animals.
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Most farm animals in the United States are raised on factory farms. But when one researcher used generative AI to create animal-farming visuals for her presentations, she received idyllic scenes instead.

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What’s happening in Iowa right now, in addition to affecting its more than 3.2 million residents, may be a warning flare for crises brewing in other states.
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In 1991, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles children’s book told kids that cow methane makes global warming worse. When the National Cattleman’s Association found out, they pressured Random House into ceasing all reprints of the book. Seth Millstein reports:
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If egg prices surge this winter, one of the main drivers will likely be bird flu, and RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda may be partly to blame. @KennyTorrella reports for @voxdotcom:
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The fast food giants have been silent on whether they’re still pursuing antibiotic reduction targets set a decade ago.
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