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New Report Calls for a Just Transition From Factory Farms
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211 Members of Congress Now Oppose the EATS Act
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Two Bills Ignite Congressional Battle Over School Milk Choice
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Crisis Unfolds on India’s Dairy Farms
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Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28
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Biden Labor Department Inspected Just 879 Farms Last Year — Factory Farms Included
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By Cutting Meat and Milk Consumption in Half, We Could Stop Deforestation
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‘Blue Zones’: New Netflix Docuseries Highlights Plant-Based Longevity
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What the History of Margarine Can Teach Us About Current Plant-Based Battles
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