President Joe Biden has declared war on Big Meat. Yup, Biden’s war. The president pinky swears new rules and a billion dollars in new funding will somehow end decades of what amounts to a meat monopoly in the beef, pork and chicken industries.
The five-point plan laid out by the Better Chicken Commitment seeks to improve animal welfare, but it's unclear if corporations will honor their commitments.
The Biden administration is taking steps to give power back to small farmers and processors. Advocates say it’s a ‘monumentous’ step toward upending consolidation in beef, pork, and poultry.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue's longtime donors and friends were beneficiaries of a new EPA policy declaring that burning biomass for energy doesn't increase heat-trapping carbon emissions.
