According to the Humane Society of the United States, nearly 100 billion land animals are being slaughtered globally each year. The meat-dependent society that we live in today is causing billions of ...

The idea of cows grazing in a pasture seems idyllic. We asked experts how their emissions stack up compared to factory farms. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey And that is bad news for our planet. By Matt ...

The California-based animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) just published an interactive map and database of the 1300+ largest factory farms in California, sharing exactly where these ...

In recent years, researchers have begun using satellite imaging to detect methane plumes from factory farms — but the picture ...

The amount of greenhouse gases emitted by dairies has been a hotly contested issue and now a California-based animal rights group has released a map listing what it refers to ...

Factory farming is a common yet controversial practice that allows for the large-scale production of meat products. However, the system often involves the inhumane raising and handling of animals.

Over the years Seth Watkins has won praise for the way he farms. Pinhook Farm, in southern Iowa, grows diverse crops without commercial fertilizers and with limited pesticides. It also tries to tune ...

Last year, with the support of a broad coalition of farm and environmental advocacy groups, Oregon. Gov Tina Kotek signed into law a bill that significantly reformed how large animal farms operate in ...

Analysis finds Oregon’s concentrated mega-dairies produce as much waste as more than two-thirds of the state’s human population Analysis finds Oregon’s concentrated mega-dairies produce as much waste ...

New Mexico already has some of the largest mega-dairies in the country. CTFP, a so-called “clean fuel” program, could entrench and enrich these polluting facilities. New Mexico already has some of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hens in cages (Photo via Getty Images) Factory farms in Iowa produce 109 billion pounds of waste each year, according to a new ...

They were at a much higher risk of malnutrition and missed out on the joy of a fresh Sumo orange in February. By Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg The solution to pollution from industrial ...