Breathing injustice: How a new scientific tool could help communities oppose industrial animal farming pollution

Residents of a North Carolina community – where the haze of pollution coats the inside and outside of residents’ homes with potentially harmful bacteria from nearby industrial animal farms – are working with researchers at Johns Hopkins University to test a technique that can measure pig manure in the dust.

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Ultra-processed foods tied to cancer, diabetes, dementia, depression, early death, and more

More than half the calories Americans consume come from ultra-processed foods. Hundreds of scientific studies provide strong evidence that consuming these foods is linked to serious health risks. Read our fact sheets on the science.

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