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Sentient Media

Nonprofit news outlet investigating factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, health, politics and more.

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People Who Live Near Factory Farms More Likely to Have Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Their Homes

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Nitrates in Drinking Water: What the History of ‘Blue Baby Syndrome’ Tells Us About Iowa’s Cancer Crisis

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Is This Farmed Salmon Really ‘Sustainable’? Lawsuit Calls That Label ‘Misleading’

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Factory-Farmed Salmon — Is It Good for Your Health?

chickens and words "antimicrobial resistance"

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‘The Bacteria Are Winning’: How Factory Farms Cause Human Sickness

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World Bank Investing Billions of Dollars in Industrial Factory Farms

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What Does Glyphosate Have to Do With Cheap Factory Farm Meat? Plenty.

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Largest Egg Producers Will Pay $3.3 Million For Inflating Prices During Bird Flu Epidemic

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Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’: A Lesson in How to Change U.S. Factory Farm Politics?

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U.S. Drugmakers Are Still Bleeding Horseshoe Crabs — Even Though Lab-Made Alternatives Exist

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40% of Meats Recalled by USDA Are Sold as ‘Ready to Eat’

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Big Meat in Disguise: JBS Wants You to Think You’re Buying ‘Premium’ Meat From a Local Butcher — You’re Not

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USDA Pricing Scheme Siphons Millions From Organic Dairies, Lawsuits Allege

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People Who Live Near Factory Farms Face Greater Risk of Cancer

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Plan for Largest Factory Farm Dairy in Minnesota Faces Growing Opposition

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Beagle ‘Factory Farms’ Still Supplying Dogs for Testing and Research

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U.S. Farm Antibiotic Sales Surged 16% in One Year — Why That’s a Problem for Human Health

factory farm pig and waterway

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How Factory Farms Dodge Pollution Rules — and Move Millions of Gallons of Toxic Waste Into U.S. Waterways

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Iowa Factory Farms Release Trillions of Pounds of Manure Every Year — The EPA Doesn’t Require Them to Have a Permit

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Big Ag Sees ‘Win-Win’ as Farmers Feed Leftover Candy to Livestock

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Wisconsin Residents Spend Millions to Remove Nitrate From Drinking Water — They’re Not Alone

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Fox Guarding the Henhouse?: USDA Puts Ex-Tyson Exec in Charge of Meat and Poultry Safety