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raw chicken meat and word "chlorine"

August 20, 2026

Did You Know? Most Grocery Store Chicken Is Soaked in Chemicals Banned in Other Countries

chickens and words "antimicrobial resistance"

August 18, 2026

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

August 04, 2026

World Bank Investing Billions of Dollars in Industrial Factory Farms

feeding cows and word "glyphosate"

July 28, 2026

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

pig and water pollution

July 10, 2026

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

rfk jr and rick clark

July 06, 2026

‘The Advantage Is Real’: Regenerative Agriculture Pays Off, Indiana Farmer Tells RFK Jr.

May 15, 2026

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

capitol building and bacon

May 14, 2026

‘Save Our Bacon’: Farm Bill Provision Helps Big Pork — Not Farmers or Consumers

water pollution and woman who has cancer

April 20, 2026

People Who Live Near Factory Farms Face Greater Risk of Cancer

dairy farm caution sign

April 06, 2026

Plan for Largest Factory Farm Dairy in Minnesota Faces Growing Opposition

beagle

March 30, 2026

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

cow and words "antibiotic resistance"

February 03, 2026

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

factory farm pig and waterway

January 27, 2026

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

paula yockel and sludge

January 20, 2026

Oklahoma Mom Tells Trump: Dumping Sewage Sludge on Farmland Won’t Make America Healthy Again

December 15, 2025

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

hershey's chocolate bars and cows

November 06, 2025

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

November 04, 2025

Bribery, Child Labor, Animal Abuse, Deforestation: What to Know About the World’s Largest Industrial Meat Producer

girl drinking tap water from faucet

October 27, 2025

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

October 07, 2025

Groups Appeal Ruling That Lets Factory Farms Hide Toxic Air Emissions Linked to 12,700 Deaths a Year

crispr gene and scissors and a pig

May 09, 2025

‘Bringing Home the Bacon’: FDA Approves U.K. Biotech Company Plan to Produce Gene-Edited Pigs for U.S. Consumers

May 08, 2025

Tyson’s ‘Brazen’ PR Campaign to Promote Its Industrially Produced Beef as Good for the Environment

factory farm pigs and wastewater

May 02, 2025

Industrial Factory Farming Destroys Food Security, the Environment and Farmers’ Livelihoods

cows and clipboard with words "antibiotic resistance"

April 30, 2025

Widespread Use of Antibiotics on Factory Farms Linked to Millions of Deaths Every Year — Will HHS, FDA Take Action?

child drinking glass of water and word "contaminated"

April 10, 2025

122 Million Americans May Be Drinking Water Contaminated With Unsafe Levels of Cancer-causing Chemicals

hogs and hog farm

April 01, 2025

Toxic Gases From Factory Farms Seep Into Homes of Nearby Residents. One North Carolina Community Is Fighting Back.

pigs in crates and water waste going into water

March 03, 2025

U.S. Slaughterhouses Dump Wastewater Containing Blood, Body Parts and Bacteria. The EPA Is Looking to Change That.

girl drinking milk

February 06, 2025

How Industrial Dairy Industry Corrupts Health Benefits of Milk

cattle and package of grass-fed beef

November 22, 2024

Why Eating Grass-fed Beef Is Better for Your Health

November 15, 2024

Huge Factory Farm Threatens Rural Town After Amish Farmers Strike Deal With Big Beef Producer JBS

factory farm pigs and fda inside magnifying glass

November 07, 2024

FDA Plan to Get Antibiotics Out of Factory Farm Animals Is Failing