Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: farming

Colombia adopts nationwide framework to fight illegal deforestation through cattle traceability

The new law will trace cattle from ranch to supermarket in an effort for government agencies and companies to monitor deforestation databases that will cross-reference land tenure and cattle ownership.

Do organic farms use pesticides? How organic and conventional farming differ

Many consumers assume organic food is pesticide-free. In reality, both organic and conventional farms use pesticides, but the types of products, regulatory standards, and pest-management strategies differ significantly.

Grow your own food—and a kinder world: How veganic farming can...

More than just growing food without animal products, veganic farming reimagines agriculture as a space where humans, wildlife, and even soil microbes can coexist and flourish together, offering a bold and compassionate alternative to traditional organic methods.

MAHA report emphasizes environmental exposure to chemicals damaging health of Americans

The report, which supported independent gold standard science, strongly linked toxic chemicals to “the chronic disease crisis facing America’s children.”

The forgotten 10 billion lives: A tale of suffering, survival, and...

Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.

Kenya Court of Appeal blocks government’s import of GMOs

A case was brought against the government challenging its decision to lift the GMO ban it had in place in October 2022.

Chickens are smarter than you think

Factory farming has made us think of chickens as mindless automata. But our downy friends know much more than we give them credit for.

Environmental Working Group detects lower levels of glyphosate in oats

EWG tested 24 samples of 14 non-organic oat-based products from popular brands and glyphosate was detected on all non-organic, or conventional, samples, but the average amounts were much lower than the tests conducted in 2018 and 2019.

Saving the bumblebee starts with changing our farming practices

We are the cause of the bumblebee decline—and the solution.

Red Earth Farms is proof that intentional communities can succeed

Ninety percent of all communes dissolve early on. How has this Missouri collective been making it work since 2005?

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.