Argus Leader.

Plant has remained open.

Observer.


In the Texas Panhandle, which produces a fifth of the U.S. beef supply, communities are being choked by fecal dust from nearby feedlots. The state’s regulatory agency isn’t doing anything about it—and it’s about to get a whole lot worse.

Harvard Magazine.

Richard Epstein — the now infamous NYU Law professor whose writing is apparently causing the Trump administration to take less action against COVID-19 — has also vigorously argued against animal rights.

Common Dreams.

We must stop tearing down forests to make way for animal farming or to grow animal feed. We must protect ecosystems and prioritise the safety and freedom of wild animals, leaving them to live their lives away from human contact. If we don’t take urgent and far-reaching action now, eating animals will be the death of us.