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Ahead of Iowa Caucus, 2020 Candidates Urged to Back Moratorium on Factory Farms

A large coalition of residents and public interest groups lobbied the state legislature in Des Moines, Iowa to demand support for a moratorium on building new, and expanding existing, factory farms—also known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The coalition of factory farm opponents also presented a petition to all 2020 presidential candidates calling on them to support the state moratorium as well as federal legislation to curtail factory farms. (Photo: Citizens for Community Improvement A

2020 Dems Called On to Follow Warren in Supporting 'No Big Ag Money Pledge'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

parched crop field with pesticide sign

Supporting the pledge commits candidates to prioritizing "the health of our families, farmers, food chain workers, our planet, and our democracy."

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'A Recipe for Disaster': Consumer Safety Groups Sue USDA Over Trump's Effort to Privatize Inspections for Pork Industry

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

A USDA inspector with pig carcasses.

"We're suing the crap out of USDA for... feeding us crap."

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'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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The immediate "no-regret" measures they propose include aggressively curbing...

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Lily and Jane

Denouncing Corporate Climate Profiteers, Comedy Icon Lily Tomlin Arrested at #FireDrillFriday Protest in DC

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Top Global Scientists Call for 'Profound Food System Transformation' to Combat Extreme Malnutrition

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

'The Bold Approach We Need': New Booker Ag Bill Includes First-Ever National Factory Farm Moratorium

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Move Over, Peak Oil. Scientists Say 'Peak Livestock' Must Arrive This Decade to Limit Global Heating

Bluefin Trevally and Leather Bass hunting together

New Report on Ocean Oxygen Loss Gives 'Ultimate Wake-Up Call' to Act on Climate

Iain Armitage and Jane Fonda

Dozens Arrested for Demanding Food Justice at Jane Fonda's Fire Drill Friday Protest in DC

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As Superbugs Infect Millions and Kill Tens of Thousands Each Year, CDC Chief Warns Post-Antibiotic Era 'Already Here'

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Conservationist Warns 'Unnoticed Apocalypse' of Insects 'Should Set Alarms Ringing'

A fire burns in brazil

As Fires Rage in World's Largest Rainforest, NASA Warns 'Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon'

Scientists Demand 'Paradigm Shift' After Study Shows 'Frightening' Decline of Insects and Spiders

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To Combat Dishonest Marketing, New 'Farm vs. Factory' Website Contrasts Industrial and Sustainable Agriculture

Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria

New Study Warns 5 Billion People Could Face Higher Risk of Climate-Related Coastal Storms, Water Pollution, and Crop Losses by 2050

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Friends of the Earth

Elizabeth Warren Signs "No Big Ag Money" Pledge...

Mercy for Animals

Popeyes Signs On to Better Chicken Commitment

Food & Water Watch

Petition Argues There’s A Reason Salmonella Outbreaks Are More Common Than E.Coli Now

Food & Water Watch

Iowa CCI, FWW Submit Brief to Supreme Court in Clean Water Lawsuit

Food & Water Watch

New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA’s Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System

Food & Water Watch

Public Interest Groups Sue EPA to Curb Slaughterhouse Pollution

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Emily Folk

Environmental Changes in our Food System

Ben Lilliston

Cory Booker's Halt on Factory Farms Would Help the Climate

Liberty Vittert

Statistic of the Decade: The Massive Deforestation of the Amazon

Ellen Brown

The Key to Solving the Climate Crisis Is Beneath Our Feet

Karen Stillerman

Farm State Voters See Soil as a Solution to Agriculture’s Woes

Ronnie Cummins

'We Need Total System Change': A Letter from Santiago, Chile

Kumar Venkat

Eating Well Without Destroying the Climate

Jim Hightower

Eating Is Profoundly Political. Which Food Future Will You Choose?

Frederic Mousseau, Elena Teare

Ukraine, the Land of Quid Pro Quos

Million Belay, Timothy A. Wise

The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa