How the Farm Bill Could Quietly Reverse Prop 12
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are hoping to introduce the long-delayed 2023 Farm Bill sometime this spring. The bill, which is the largest piece of farming-related legislation in the country, has been...
View ArticleNew Supreme Court Case Threatens Legal Protections for Animals
At the beginning of January, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases that could dramatically impact the regulatory power of federal government agencies. The twin cases center on a seemingly...
View ArticleDairy Digesters Promise to Cut Methane — Unfortunately, They Might Be an...
Dairy digesters, also known as anaerobic digesters, are an emerging and rapidly developing field of technology touted by some as a cost-effective solution to the massive amount of methane produced on...
View ArticlePlans to Curb Meat and Dairy Emissions Have a Deadline, and It’s Sooner Than...
The climate movement has long shied away from acknowledging the role meat and dairy play in fueling climate change. For years, the discussion largely centered around fossil fuels, and how...
View ArticleWhy We Still Test on Animals, Explained
In a bustling laboratory at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, hundreds of scientists are busy creating self-organizing, three-dimensional tissue cultures known as organoids out of stem cells. These...
View Article7 Cruelty-Free & Vegan Collagen Alternatives for Your Skin
Over the past decade or so, collagen has become a buzzy topic in health and beauty circles. Celebrities like Kate Hudson and Jennifer Aniston have started hocking it, and athletes and fitness...
View ArticleCars Harm Animals — Could Wildlife Crossings Be a Solution?
On April 15, an endangered juvenile red wolf named Muppet was struck by a vehicle while crossing a busy highway in eastern North Carolina. The two-year old Muppet —- named for his long, strikingly...
View ArticleThe Loss of Chevron Could Also Be a Major Loss for Animals
On Friday, the Supreme Court handed down their long-awaited opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overruling decades of settled precedent and effectively gutting the power of federal...
View ArticleA New Wildlife Crossing Provides Safe Passage Over a Busy Interstate
If you drive down Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state, there is a good chance an animal might be traveling above or below you. This busy travel corridor, heavily trafficked by...
View ArticleDead Zones Are Growing, but With Government Action, Hope Isn’t Lost
Every summer, scientists with the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, or LUMCON, board a 116-foot research vessel called the R/V Pelican and venture into the Gulf of Mexico. Their mission: to...
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