Many Iowans are personally affected by the state's rising and anomalous cancer rates.
The cancer rate is linked to nitrate pollution (from manure/fertilizer), pesticides, PFAS and radon, a new report finds:
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I don't think anyone is doing better journalism on Midwest agriculture than @ninaelkadi.com.
Her latest, on biodigesters: sold as “climate-smart,” but subsidize factory farm expansion, pollute rural water, and address only ~11% of ag emissions.
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In California: 10 million tons of manure unaccounted for
- One farm reported producing <1% the manure expected given how many cows it has
- One in Santa Ana has 570 dairy cows and reported -- wait for it -- no manure at all
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Salvadorans with TPS status have the right to work in the U.S.
Yet they were told by Tyson Foods that they'd need to leave the company by March 9th, unless they presented work permits that many applied for a year ago but have yet to receive
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"They followed all the rules."
Salvadoran workers at Tyson's chicken processing plants in Arkansas have a legal right to work in the US. But Tyson is still leaving many workers in limbo.
@greymoran.bsky.social reports: sentientmedia.org/work-permit-...
Hard to convey how much you can tangibly feel the love and care for one another people are showing here in Minneapolis. Even in the few days we’ve been here more businesses have come on board with the strike and we've met people from every walk of like doing the work to keep each other safe.
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Margaret Killjoy is now reporting from Minneapolis, and if you find yourself doomscrolling, I highly recommend just reading her newsletter instead, it has 1000x more vitality, clarity, solidarity: margaretkilljoy.substack.com/subscribe
Trump slashed H-2A farmworkers' wages roughly in half, in what's been called "one of the largest wealth transfers from workers to employers in US agricultural history."
The H-2A visa program was already prone to exploitation.
The dairy and meat industries want in.
@greymoran.bsky.social reports:
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Long time followers are familiar with the environmental issues of CAFOs. This is a great example
"manifesting is a process whereby large factory farms transfer their manure to smaller farms that aren’t subject to manure disposal regulations... sometimes the smaller farms are owned by the CAFO."
On paper, factory farms can make manure pollution legally invisible. This little-known loophole is called "manifesting" and it's part of why 70% of CAFOs in the US don't have discharge permits: @sentientmedia.org sentientmedia.org/trick-lettin...
RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines: living in the upside down
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People tend to eat less meat and animal products, such as beef, pork, seafood and eggs, as well as fewer processed foods, when taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, according to new research. @byng.bsky.social reports:
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
When the 43-day shutdown halted SNAP benefits for millions, the demand for emergency food in New York surged. This 40-year-old organization stepped up — rescuing surplus food that would have gone to waste and expanding distributions to fill the gap.
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Yikes! Less than 20%?!
Why is there soy in everything from meatballs to chicken nuggets to froot loops? sentientmedia.org/why-is-soy-i... from @jesslsr.bsky.social
Michigan’s new water pollution regulations targeting factory farms are 5 years old. Why are they only being enforced now? a primer on industry's delaying tactics by Seth Millstein @sentientmedia.org: sentientmedia.org/michigans-ne...
This is a great obit, and I appreciated Alice’s fight for Palestinians in Gaza being highlighted. I also want to give a shout out to Miles for asking permission to cite my post when technically you don’t have to do that re media law but still an ethical thing to do.
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
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Most buyers sourcing squid from Chinese vessels accused of crew abuse and deaths are based in North America — nearly half in the U.S. and one-third in Canada, according to a September report by the London-based nonprofit @ejfoundation.org.
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Sentient is hiring an audience manager with newsroom experience!
This is a newly created position.
@sentientmedia.org is a nonprofit news outlet covering factory farms, food, and climate. Happy to answer questions.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
