MAHA’s CAFO conundrum
In its push for more meat eating, MAHA faces a challenging truth: current and future meat demand depends almost entirely on massive, concentrated animal feeding operations, CAFOs.
Food & Farming
Federal review on weedkiller sparks backlash from environment and health groups
Advocates for environmental and human health protections are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide linked to cancer and other health problems.
LISTEN: Glyphosate, Bayer, and the courts
TNL Editor in Chief Carey Gillam joins the radio show KZFR radio’s Ecotopia show to discuss the current legal landscape around Bayer and glyphosate.
Report calls for stricter fertilizer rules as US nitrate pollution crisis grows
Lax regulations and mismanaged applications in the US are to blame for the tons of nitrogen fertilizer that runs off into waterways each year and contributes to water and air pollution, cancer and environmental damage, according to a report released Monday.
WATCH: Why Vermont banned a controversial weed killer
Vermont this week became the first US state to ban paraquat, a widely used herbicide that researchers have linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease.
WATCH: Inside Vermont’s new paraquat ban
Vermont on Tuesday became the first US state to ban the weed-killing pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical may cause Parkinson’s disease.
With governor’s signature, Vermont becomes 1st in nation to ban weed killer linked to Parkinson’s disease
Vermont this week became the first US state to ban the weed-killing pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical may cause the incurable brain ailment known as Parkinson’s disease.
Living on Earth: Cancer and CAFOs
Managing editor Brian Bienkowski joined the Living on Earth radio show to discuss new research linking concentrated animal feeding operations, CAFOs, to increased cancer risk in nearby communities.
WATCH: Inside the campaign to overturn state animal welfare laws
A new report from The New Lede found that a “nonpartisan” nonprofit pushing against California’s Proposition 12 is being led by a top pork industry lobbyist.
Pork lobbyist helping lead “nonpartisan” group working against state animal welfare laws
The Carver Center for Agriculture & Nutrition’s op-eds and analyses papers fail to mention that its chairman, Andy Curliss, is also the vice president of strategic engagement for the National Pork Producers Council, which has been leading the meat industry’s push against state animal welfare laws.