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lambs
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Big Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not

Wool’s cozy image masks a polluting, violent reality.
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factory farm
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Food waste’s enormous impact on animal welfare: Wasted meat, milk, and eggs

Almost 1 in every 4 animals raised on a factory farm never actually makes it to your plate. Instead, they die for nothing.

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‘Miracles and heartbreak’: Saving orphaned elephants as Kenya’s drought devastates herds

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is nursing record numbers of young animals back to health but as rains continue to fail, the vulnerable mammals face a challenging future.

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The hidden costs of cheap meat
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The hidden costs of cheap meat

The animal rights activist Leah Garcés discusses how modern meat production harms animals, people and the environment.
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Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s
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Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s

The pork industry shifted dramatically over the past three decades. A USDA report tracks how the industry moved away from small operations to CAFOs, production contracts and specialization.

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Oregon DEQ: Don’t regulate dairy air emissions just yet

DEQ said it does not have funding to design and implement a regulatory program.
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The Field Report: Morality at the center of Supreme Court arguments over raised pigs in crates
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The Field Report: Morality at the center of Supreme Court arguments over raised pigs in crates

Plus, the Department of Justice updates the H-2A program and a new study shows climate change exacerbates farm runoff.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
A woman stands in front of a garbage dump next to an abandoned building holding a poster that says "there is no planet b."

Environmental groups brace for a new era of fear and federal targeting

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Pope Francis made climate change a moral crisis. Following his death, the world needs a new voice

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Clean energy tech is outpacing politics and reshaping the global power landscape

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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Trump administration’s shutdown of USAID devastates global conservation efforts