Tag: factory farms
If we want antibiotics to work, consumers have to put big...
Our current factory farming model is broken – environmentally, medically and morally.
Bernie Sanders plans to take on Big Ag and end agri-business...
"What you want, and what I want, are more family farms in America, not more factory farms."
Mega farms are on the rise
Even though large farms can keep food costs low, as the human population continues to grow, we have to think about the costs to our health and the health of the animals and the environments involved.
Court orders EPA to close loophole, factory farms required to report...
“This safeguard isn't just about protecting the environment; it's about making entire communities safe for the people who live in them.”
Millions of Chickens Feared Dead in Wake of Hurricane Matthew
Concerns have arisen over the potential devastating impacts flooded factory farms could have on the environment and public health.
The Corporate Food Industry Continues to Fight Animal Reforms
Big food fighting FDA when it comes to food and animal safety.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.