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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A PETA activist is arrested by NYPD Police Officers when he assists in the process of a truck dumping a load of cow dung on to 8th ...

Biodigesters have been hailed as a climate-friendly way to reduce agricultural emissions and provide income for rural ...

Twenty-five hundred cows produce as much waste as a city the size of Miami; many new, so-called "factory" farms are larger than that. Factory farms, officially called Concentrated Animal Feeding ...

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.

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 ...

Six months after the Coalition to End Factory Farming filed a ballot proposal to prohibit future concentrated animal feeding operations, or “factory farms,” it’s nearing its goal for signatures. The ...

Industrial animal agriculture involves farming large numbers of livestock intensively. It's based on concentrated animal feeding operations that take place in large-scale, high-density facilities. It ...

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard boosts dirty energy, factory farms, and more environmental injustice. Now, we have an opportunity to change that. California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard boosts ...

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 ...

In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for hours. Stretching for miles and miles, vast swaths of soil are dedicated to growing crops—corn ...