Evan Halper
@evanhalper.bsky.social
Covering the energy transition at The Washington Post.
The dead pigs in this truck we witnessed at one of the Missouri factory farms subsidized by California’s climate program didn’t survive in cramped captivity long enough to make it to the slaughterhouse. @washingtonpost.com
April 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The dead pigs in this truck we witnessed at one of the Missouri factory farms subsidized by California’s climate program didn’t survive in cramped captivity long enough to make it to the slaughterhouse. @washingtonpost.com
Smithfield has no CAFOs in California, where they could run afoul of strict enviro and animal rights laws. It has attacked the states anti-animal abuse rules. But its far away CAFOs can nonetheless milk one of the state’s biggest environmental subsidies.
April 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Smithfield has no CAFOs in California, where they could run afoul of strict enviro and animal rights laws. It has attacked the states anti-animal abuse rules. But its far away CAFOs can nonetheless milk one of the state’s biggest environmental subsidies.
“This should be embarrassing for the state of California,” said Scott Dye, whose farm sits near hog barns in Missouri operated by Smithfield. “It is rewarding companies that have a decades-long record of creating havoc on the environment here.”
April 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“This should be embarrassing for the state of California,” said Scott Dye, whose farm sits near hog barns in Missouri operated by Smithfield. “It is rewarding companies that have a decades-long record of creating havoc on the environment here.”