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    Ten Million Tons of Manure In California Are Unaccounted for, New Report Shows

    Factory farms in California routinely avoid pollution regulations intended to protect the state’s water, finds a new white paper out of Stanford. Ten million tons of animal manure in the Golden State are unaccounted for, the report finds, thanks to a combination of non-compliance...
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    Celebrating Youth Art Month in Your Homeschool

    Youth Art Month is a nationwide celebration in March! Though sometimes overlooked, art is a great addition to any homeschool. You may not consider yourself a particularly artistic person, but there are many options to include some form of art in your child’s daily or weekly schedule. Indeed...
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    Can Black Soldier Fly Larvae Tackle the Manure and Antibiotic Resistance Problems in our Food System?

    For as long as there’s been livestock farming, there’s been poop, and the question of what to do with it. Common solutions include composting, anaerobic digestion and the old-fashioned use of manure as fertilizer. But on today’s factory farms, there’s often more manure than nearby land can...
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    Livestock Pharmaceutical Sales Still Booming Despite Public Health Concerns

    Pharmaceutical giant Elanco Animal Health posted $1.14 billion in revenue in the final quarter of 2025, boosted in part by sales of Pradalex, an antibiotic used to treat respiratory disease in cattle and pigs. Though the company posted a net loss for the period due to additional expenses...
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    Minnesota Asks the Public Whether Groundwater Rule Is Enough to Curb Farm Fertilizer Pollution, Following Lawsuit

    Minnesota regulators are asking the public whether the state’s rule to prevent agricultural nitrate pollution is strong enough to protect drinking water. Nitrate levels rose in almost two-thirds of Minnesota community water systems tested between 1994 and 2018, according to an Environmental...
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    ‘You Feel Like You’re Marked’: Salvadoran Workers at Tyson Foods Face Risks Due to Work Permit Delays

    For decades, Salvadorans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) have worked at Tyson Foods’ chicken processing plants in Springdale, Arkansas, building communities and raising their families in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Until recently, they’ve lived largely without fear of deportation...
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    March Free Homeschool Printables

    Happy March! The days are getting a little longer, a hint of spring is in the air, and something about it all improves my spirits. I hope it does the same for you! Though we know winter isn’t completely over and she may yet make her presence known again, there’s hope for the warmer days and new...
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    St. Patrick’s Day Unit Study & Book List

    The spring season is here, which means it’s time for the spring holidays! While most people don’t forget about fluffy bunnies bringing candy baskets, St. Patrick’s Day sometimes gets lost in the mix. Be sure to take a few minutes to teach your children about St. Patrick’s Day and discover some...
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    PHR Demands Protection for Medical Workers and Facilities Amid Middle East Escalation

    As the military conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States escalates and spreads across the Middle East, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) calls on all parties to comply with international humanitarian law and international human rights law, including by protecting medical personnel...
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    New Colorado Bill Aims to Change How We ‘Depopulate’ Chickens

    Many Americans would object to putting a critically sick pet in a hot car to put it out of its misery. Yet since the latest U.S. bird flu outbreak began in early 2022, poultry farmers all over America are using heatstroke to kill sick birds en masse. That could change, however, with the...
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    Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves. Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame.

    This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Southern right whales—once driven to near-extinction by industrial hunting in the 19th and 20th centuries—have...
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    Meat Processing Plant Complaint Highlights Supply Chain Disruptions — And How the Meat Industry Isn’t Prepared

    On February 3, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a complaint alleging that Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC — a kosher beef and poultry processing plant in Postville, Iowa — was “storing dead animal carcasses behind the facility” in a pile approximately eight feet high. When...
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    Key Iowa Swing Districts in U.S. House Could Hinge on Water Quality and Cancer Concerns

    Control of the U.S. House of Representatives this year could be determined by Iowa candidates’ positions on clean water protections, a new report from Food & Water Action finds. The statewide poll, conducted by Global Strategy Group and released February 17, found that 82% of Iowa voters polled...
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    How to Raise Kind Kids in the Messy Moments of Homeschool Life

    Tell me if this sounds familiar: Your kids are arguing before you’ve had coffee.You’re answering a work message while explaining math.Someone is crying because their toast broke in half. And in the middle of all that… you’re supposed to be raising kind kids? Some days that feels like one...
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    Iranian Physicians’ Testimonies Highlight Extent and Severity of Government Attacks on Protesters

    New testimonies from physicians inside the Islamic Republic of Iran, shared with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), add to mounting evidence from health care professionals about the scale and severity of the recent nationwide crackdown, which many observers describe as the most violent in the...
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    Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock

    This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Agriculture is widely known to be the biggest driver of forest destruction globally, especially in sprawling...
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    The Government Wants You to Eat Real Food. But What Does That Actually Mean?

    “Processed Food Kills” flashes across the screen. Then, as boxer Mike Tyson bites into an apple with a rich ASMR crunch, the words “Eat Real Food” appear. The MAHA-sponsored Super Bowl commercial with a nod to the new nutritional guidelines was viewed by 125.6 million people on February 8...
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    Skincare Tips for Dog Owners in Cold Climates

    For those of us living in northern latitudes, the morning dog walk is a non-negotiable ritual that often feels like a polar expedition. While our furry companions are protected by double coats and boundless enthusiasm for snow, our skin is left to battle the biting elements. The combination of...
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    Republicans’ New Farm Bill Takes Aim at Animal Welfare and Pesticide Regulations

    House Republicans finally released their newest farm bill proposal, only for an East Coast blizzard to delay plans to start debating it. The House is now set to debate the bill beginning March 3. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 includes changes to pesticide law, animal welfare...
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    What Comes After Industrial Meat? A Future of Meat Without Livestock

    In the last few years, the industry developing cultivated meat, still sometimes referred to as lab-grown meat, has taken quite a few hits. But a new book by Bruce Friedrich, the founder and president of the Good Food Institute, or GFI, a nonprofit think tank that advocates for alternative...
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