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· Oct 6
In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm
Meet the residents of La Paz County Arizona. Here, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use.
We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to…
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In La Paz County Arizona, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use.
We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit.
Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable.
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We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit.
Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable.
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Tucked into the Lower East Side of New York City, Community Kitchen, the brainchild of Mark Bittman, aims to reimagine what it means to eat well, and who gets to do so.
Mark Bittman’s Community Kitchen is Redefining ‘Good Food’
An experiment in public dining is challenging the idea that good food should be a luxury.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tucked into the Lower East Side of New York City, Community Kitchen, the brainchild of Mark Bittman, aims to reimagine what it means to eat well, and who gets to do so.
“Recent administrations of both parties have utterly failed at holding the meat and pharmaceutical companies accountable for the incredible danger they are putting us all in,” writes Andrew deCoriolis, Executive Director of @farmforward.bsky.social.
Slaughterhouses Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria That Give People Urinary Tract Infections
A growing body of evidence links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Recent administrations of both parties have utterly failed at holding the meat and pharmaceutical companies accountable for the incredible danger they are putting us all in,” writes Andrew deCoriolis, Executive Director of @farmforward.bsky.social.
Most buyers sourcing squid from vessels accused of crew abuse and deaths are based in North America — nearly half in the U.S. and one-third in Canada.
Squid on U.S. Tables May Come From Vessels Linked to Human Rights Abuses
Most buyers sourcing squid from vessels accused of crew abuse and deaths are based in North America — nearly half in the U.S. and one-third in Canada.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Most buyers sourcing squid from vessels accused of crew abuse and deaths are based in North America — nearly half in the U.S. and one-third in Canada.
The Trump administration told the Supreme Court on Monday that it intends to pursue a stay of a lower court order requiring federal officials to distribute full food stamp benefits in November. @marciabrown.bsky.social reports for @politico.com:
Trump administration seeks SCOTUS stay on paying full SNAP benefits
However, court proceedings could become moot as the Senate moves closer to ending the government shutdown, which would restore food aid funding.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration told the Supreme Court on Monday that it intends to pursue a stay of a lower court order requiring federal officials to distribute full food stamp benefits in November. @marciabrown.bsky.social reports for @politico.com:
A report from @alliancegreatlakes.bsky.social details the toll of nitrate pollution linked to manure from growing industrial farms.
Wisconsin Residents Spend Millions Removing Nitrate from Drinking Water
A new report details the toll of nitrate pollution linked to manure from growing industrial farms.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A report from @alliancegreatlakes.bsky.social details the toll of nitrate pollution linked to manure from growing industrial farms.
Oklahoma’s attorney general Gentner Drummond has asked a federal judge to keep Governor Kevin Stitt out of a long-running lawsuit against Tyson Foods and other major poultry companies. @juanvassallo.bsky.social reports via @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
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Oklahoma Officials Clash Over Tyson Pollution Case
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is seeking more than $100 million from poultry companies over water pollution from chicken farms.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Oklahoma’s attorney general Gentner Drummond has asked a federal judge to keep Governor Kevin Stitt out of a long-running lawsuit against Tyson Foods and other major poultry companies. @juanvassallo.bsky.social reports via @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
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Police bodycam footage in the aftermath of livestock truck crashes raises concerns about First Amendment violations.
Following a crash involving 150 pigs, the Ohio State Highway Patrol repeatedly told reporters with @whiotv.bsky.social to "stay out of the scene."
Following a crash involving 150 pigs, the Ohio State Highway Patrol repeatedly told reporters with @whiotv.bsky.social to "stay out of the scene."
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Police bodycam footage in the aftermath of livestock truck crashes raises concerns about First Amendment violations.
Following a crash involving 150 pigs, the Ohio State Highway Patrol repeatedly told reporters with @whiotv.bsky.social to "stay out of the scene."
Following a crash involving 150 pigs, the Ohio State Highway Patrol repeatedly told reporters with @whiotv.bsky.social to "stay out of the scene."
Addressing food loss and waste has enormous climate potential, “but it’s still an underexplored area,” says @bmlipinski.bsky.social, head researcher on food loss and waste at the environmental research non-profit @worldresources.bsky.social.
The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
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November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Addressing food loss and waste has enormous climate potential, “but it’s still an underexplored area,” says @bmlipinski.bsky.social, head researcher on food loss and waste at the environmental research non-profit @worldresources.bsky.social.
By utilizing intercompany loans and dividends, and a network of shell companies based in Luxembourg, JBS has been able to dodge paying taxes where it conducts business.
How JBS — the World’s Largest Meat Company — Avoids Paying Taxes
By utilizing intercompany loans and dividends, and a network of shell companies based in Luxembourg, JBS has been able to dodge paying taxes where it conducts business.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
By utilizing intercompany loans and dividends, and a network of shell companies based in Luxembourg, JBS has been able to dodge paying taxes where it conducts business.
A growing body of research links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans. @byng.bsky.social reports:
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Slaughterhouses Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria That Give People Urinary Tract Infections
A growing body of evidence links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A growing body of research links antibiotic overuse in meat production to infections in humans. @byng.bsky.social reports:
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There was a time when cage-free eggs were a rarity. Now, they comprise almost half of all chicken eggs produced in the U.S., according to a new report by the Open Wing Alliance.
Almost Half of All Eggs in the U.S. Are Now “Cage-Free”
The shift from battery cages to cage-free farms, explained.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
There was a time when cage-free eggs were a rarity. Now, they comprise almost half of all chicken eggs produced in the U.S., according to a new report by the Open Wing Alliance.
A map published by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shows where people are urged not to eat wild turkey or deer hunted amid concerns that the game could be contaminated by "forever chemicals." Anna Skinner reports for @newsweek.com:
Map shows where people told "do not eat" wild turkey ahead of Thanksgiving
Officials added several new locations to the warning area in October after additional testing sparked concerns for human health.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A map published by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shows where people are urged not to eat wild turkey or deer hunted amid concerns that the game could be contaminated by "forever chemicals." Anna Skinner reports for @newsweek.com:
Last week, activist @zoerosenberg.bsky.social was found guilty of trespassing and conspiracy after taking four chickens from a slaughterhouse truck in Petaluma, California. Now, she faces more than five years in prison, something @dxeofficial.bsky.social activists view as a necessary risk.
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Last week, activist @zoerosenberg.bsky.social was found guilty of trespassing and conspiracy after taking four chickens from a slaughterhouse truck in Petaluma, California. Now, she faces more than five years in prison, something @dxeofficial.bsky.social activists view as a necessary risk.
Sentient’s analysis finds 38 different agricultural companies were cited by @iowadnr.bsky.social for noncompliance with NPDES permits, and only one was fined. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
Iowa Food Companies Routinely Violate Water Pollution Permits — and Rarely Face Penalties
Sentient’s analysis finds 38 different agricultural companies were cited for noncompliance with NPDES permits, and only one was fined.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Sentient’s analysis finds 38 different agricultural companies were cited by @iowadnr.bsky.social for noncompliance with NPDES permits, and only one was fined. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
Humans deforest land for a number of reasons, but the biggest by far is agriculture.
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The Causes and Effects of Deforestation, Explained
A big aspect of climate change, summarized briefly.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Humans deforest land for a number of reasons, but the biggest by far is agriculture.
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“Justice for undocumented workers who keep their neighbors housed and fed is at stake, and so are the rights of all Michiganders to challenge their state’s illegal conduct in court,” David Muraskin, Managing Director for Litigation at @farmstand.bsky.social.
Michigan’s Undocumented Workers Have No Right to Workers Compensation. A Legal Appeal May Change This.
Michigan’s Supreme Court heard oral arguments challenging the decades-long precedent.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
“Justice for undocumented workers who keep their neighbors housed and fed is at stake, and so are the rights of all Michiganders to challenge their state’s illegal conduct in court,” David Muraskin, Managing Director for Litigation at @farmstand.bsky.social.
President Trump’s trade war has hit America’s biggest agricultural export: soybeans. Despite the White House announcing a new deal with China, some farmers may still struggle.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Trump’s trade war has hit America’s biggest agricultural export: soybeans. Despite the White House announcing a new deal with China, some farmers may still struggle.
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In the United States, climate change is polarizing, but one environmental challenge draws rare bipartisan agreement: food waste.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In the United States, climate change is polarizing, but one environmental challenge draws rare bipartisan agreement: food waste.
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An experiment in public dining is challenging the idea that good food should be a luxury.
Mark Bittman’s Community Kitchen is Redefining ‘Good Food’
An experiment in public dining is challenging the idea that good food should be a luxury.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
An experiment in public dining is challenging the idea that good food should be a luxury.
Less than 3% of international aid to slash carbon emissions is supporting a “just transition” for workers and communities away from polluting industries, according to a new report by ActionAid. @dharna.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com:
Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected
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November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Less than 3% of international aid to slash carbon emissions is supporting a “just transition” for workers and communities away from polluting industries, according to a new report by ActionAid. @dharna.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com:
Consumers of these squid in the U.S. are “eating a product that may have been caught by somebody in force, bonded or slave labor,” Steve Trent, CEO and founder of @ejfoundation.org, tells Sentient.
Squid on U.S. Tables May Come From Vessels Linked to Human Rights Abuses
Most buyers sourcing squid from vessels accused of crew abuse and deaths are based in North America — nearly half in the U.S. and one-third in Canada.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Consumers of these squid in the U.S. are “eating a product that may have been caught by somebody in force, bonded or slave labor,” Steve Trent, CEO and founder of @ejfoundation.org, tells Sentient.
While experts warned mass deportation would result in agricultural labor shortages, Trump officials predicted U.S.-born workers would happily fill those vacant jobs. So far, that hasn’t happened. @skychadde.bsky.social reports via @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
Trump's Deportations are Causing Farm Labor Issues. He Hasn't Presented a Viable Long-term Solution.
Trump has cast the H-2A visa program as a quick help for farmers. At the same time, the program has been suspended during the government shutdown.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
While experts warned mass deportation would result in agricultural labor shortages, Trump officials predicted U.S.-born workers would happily fill those vacant jobs. So far, that hasn’t happened. @skychadde.bsky.social reports via @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
A lack of competition in the agriculture industry, whether at the farm or processor level, results in both higher prices for all consumers and lower incomes in rural communities, says Basel Musharbash, an attorney with the law firm Antimonopoly Counsel.
Trump’s USDA Pivots From Big Meat to Feed and Fertilizer Prices
The shift marks an end to the broader Biden-era fight against consolidation throughout the supply chain.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A lack of competition in the agriculture industry, whether at the farm or processor level, results in both higher prices for all consumers and lower incomes in rural communities, says Basel Musharbash, an attorney with the law firm Antimonopoly Counsel.
In the Bronx, coupons and community farms aim to bring more fruits and vegetables to those most often priced out.
NYC ‘Health Bucks’ and Grassroots Efforts Help Make Healthy Produce More Affordable in the Bronx
Coupons and community farms aim to bring more fruits and vegetables to those most often priced out.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In the Bronx, coupons and community farms aim to bring more fruits and vegetables to those most often priced out.
After missing a self-imposed deadline for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, @hhsofficial.bsky.social now says the guidelines are expected sometime in December.
Where Are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and What's RFK's Beef With Beans?
Kennedy wants to ditch recommendations that would encourage Americans to eat more beans and other plant proteins.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After missing a self-imposed deadline for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, @hhsofficial.bsky.social now says the guidelines are expected sometime in December.