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Although some climate activists argue in favor of doing away with major aspects of animal agriculture on the grounds that it pollutes ground and surface waters, wrecks ecosystems, shrinks habitat for wild species, harms Indigenous peoples, and contributes greatly to the climate crisis, it’s unlikely McDonald’s or monoculture farming to feed livestock are going away […]
Workers at the tens of thousands of hog, chicken, and cow CAFOs in the US face severe respiratory health burdens. The corporate response is risk management.
By Jacqueline Covey for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Tucked high in a mountain range in San Diego County, California, ranch managers Rob Paulin and Jeremey Walker rely on "spunky" cows to mitigate wildfire by grazing on the chaparral brush and shrubbery that traditional market cattle won't seek-let alone eat. "Spunky," Paulin said with a smile as he surveyed his herd coming into a valley from mountain foraging. "That's one w...
With irrigation scarce, New Mexico is paying farmers to let their fields lie fallow. But some are choosing instead to bet on the monsoon season.
The EPA knows that plastic containers are leaching toxic 'forever chemicals' into pesticides. But PFAS are also ending up in pesticides from other sources—in much higher quantities.