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In Iowa, there are more concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) than grocery stores. Yet for most of the public, the location of nearby CAFOs and the amount of manure they may be producing is inaccessible. Until now.

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More than a decade after the EPA found that Iowa wasn’t cracking down on polluting factory farms, the state continues to hedge on enforcement. @ajbeamer.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org: buff.ly/4T6IerF

buff.lyAmid Iowa’s Water Crisis, Factory Farms Get a Pass on Environmental Permitting - Inside Climate NewsMore than a decade after the EPA found that Iowa wasn’t cracking down on polluting factory farms, the state continues to hedge on enforcement.
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Protesters at World Bank and IMF meetings, along with new research, are railing against a globalized system that fails to produce enough food and has massive climate impacts. @georginagustin.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org: buff.ly/QPsFnlk

buff.lyFarmers and Advocates Say the Global Food System Is Failing—and Its Financiers Are to Blame - Inside Climate NewsProtesters at World Bank and IMF meetings, along with new research, are railing against a globalized system that fails to produce enough food and has massive climate impacts.
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The Trump administration wants to restore commercial fishing in previously protected waters in the Pacific Ocean. Now, they’ve left the local communities with no choice but to fight.

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Most farm animals in the United States are raised on factory farms. But when one researcher used generative AI to create animal-farming visuals for her presentations, she received idyllic scenes instead. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/Hwngpwu

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In 1991, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles children’s book told kids that cow methane makes global warming worse. When the National Cattleman’s Association found out, they pressured Random House into ceasing all reprints of the book. Seth Millstein reports: buff.ly/sCTsDBo

buff.lyInside Big Beef’s ‘90s Campaign to Rewrite Its Climate StoryDocuments show how the National Cattlemen’s Association launched a long-term misinformation campaign to downplay livestock’s environmental impacts.
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Some pig and poultry farmers incorporate tiny fish into feed because of the nutritional benefits, but critics warn that overextraction of these fish could disrupt the marine food web. buff.ly/NNj9fGH

buff.lyFishmeal Feeds Livestock Farming — Sometimes at the Expense of Marine EcosystemsSome pig and poultry farmers incorporate tiny fish into feed because of the nutritional benefits, but critics warn that overextraction of these fish could disrupt the marine food web.
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Decades ago, a deadly but treatable disorder threatening kids made headlines and captured the public’s attention. What followed was a well-timed push for regulation that resulted in measurable change. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/KXRzCHT

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A survey taken this past spring shows a majority of Iowans say they have experienced negative environmental impacts from industrial animal operations. But plenty are also ambivalent, or ignorant, about their presence. buff.ly/IeKKZUw

buff.lyWe Asked 1,000 Iowans About Factory Farming. Here’s What We Learned.A survey taken this past spring shows a majority of Iowans say they have experienced negative environmental impacts from industrial animal operations. But plenty are also ambivalent, or ignorant,…
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This summer saw the return of New World screwworm, the flesh-eating parasite that ripped through the U.S. beef industry 50 years ago. It was once eradicated, how did it come back?