It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests

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Lima let us know she wanted us to #votegreen 🥳🥳 #dogsatpollingstations

Wegovy and Ozempic users aren’t just losing weight. They’re also losing their appetite for meat.

We know cows can give humans tuberculosis, but what if the reverse happens? Researchers warn this could become a public health concern if the disease cycles back to humans.

In California: 10 million tons of manure unaccounted for - One farm reported producing <1% the manure expected given how many cows it has - One in Santa Ana has 570 dairy cows and reported -- wait for it -- no manure at all @sentientmedia.org sentientmedia.org/ten-million-...

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

Stanford researchers found serious loopholes in factory farm regulation — and it’s not just in California.

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How can we report with — not on — underserved farming communities and cover local food sovereignty stories with authority? Join @uprootproject.bsky.social’s Iris M. Crawford-Maskell and @angelymercado.bsky.social for this discussion by joining the Food and Farming Journalism Network: buff.ly/5cMAgKd

Tech company Palantir has made headlines for its lucrative contracts with the Trump administration. But did you know that Palantir is also used by Tyson Foods?

Our work now reaches millions of readers and listeners, from policymakers in Washington to Iowa residents on the front lines of factory farm pollution. Here's how Sentient is changing the media narrative: buff.ly/vwpgeqp

Sentient Impact Report 2025

Read the Sentient Impact Report 2025, plus plans and priorities for 2026.

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We’re joining 5 other Climate News Task Force newsrooms to offer a shared place to sign up for all our newsletters. It’s a new way to make climate coverage easier to find — and to support the reporting that holds powerful industries accountable. trustfnd.com/collaboratio...

This year, we saw what happens when you shine a light into places that have been ignored for far too long, from Iowans fighting for clean water to federal policy makers pushing for change. Lets take a closer look at the change you made possible over the last 12 months:

Our Stories Are Powered by You. The Change You Made Possible in 2025

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Until we treat animal agriculture with the same scrutiny we do oil, transportation and manufacturing, our climate coverage will remain half-told. My latest for @thestar.com, featuring analysis by @sentientmedia.org: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

One major contributor to climate change is being under-reported

I can’t help wonder how much longer the media can tiptoe around the cow in the room; because until we treat animal agriculture with the same scrutiny we do oil,

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During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures My latest for @sentientmedia.org

Farmers are feeding surplus Halloween candy to cows. Corporations argue that it’s a sustainable way to curb food waste, but is it really about profits? @jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.

Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it? NEW from Floodlight and @sentientmedia.org:

The climate solution sitting in America’s trash

Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?

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A new video from Sentient explains how the meat giant JBS used shell companies to avoid paying $442 million in taxes. Read the article on our website: www.corporateknights.com/food-beverag... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlF5...

How JBS Avoided $442M in Taxes While Expanding Factory Farms

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As an AZ native, I've known this for years. And still. The madness never ceases to shock "In Arizona, 76 percent of water use goes toward agriculture. Mature alfalfa (hay) is largely used to feed cattle, and in Arizona, alfalfa is a commonly planted thirsty crop." sentientmedia.org/arizona-dese...

In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm

Water resource “hedge funds” and corporate farms are running the desert dry.

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When a semi-truck hauling 1,900 piglets crashed, a livestock farmer approached the Ohio State Highway Patrol to ask a favor: direct the media to stop filming before the emergency crew unloads the dead piglets from the trailer.

In La Paz County Arizona, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use. We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit. Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable. buff.ly/32dhv7q

In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm

Meet the residents of La Paz County Arizona. Here, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use. We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to…

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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Swapping conventional meat for alternatives could reduce rising levels of water pollution from meat and dairy farming, resulting in cleaner water in agricultural communities.

Eating Just 10% Less Meat Could Help Protect Drinking Water

Cutting meat consumption would slash nitrate levels in groundwater by 20 percent, a new study finds.

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The beef industry has known since 1989 that their product is one of the most resource intensive and polluting foods on the planet. But rather than address its climate impact, the National Cattlemen Beef Association chose to manufacture doubt.

We’re looking for a Louisiana-based investigative reporter to join Floodlight. The role will focus on the power and influence of the energy industry and its impact on people. Apply by Sept. 22:

Floodlight Louisiana investigative reporter

SUMMARY Floodlight is hiring a Louisiana-based investigative reporter to help us fulfill our mission to expose the powers stalling climate action. We are looking for a self-starting journalist who is…

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Seaboard Triumph Foods says they're committed to "doing pork the right way." But according to photos and video reviewed by Sentient, that includes emitting hazardous gases into the atmosphere. Sentient’s @ninaelkadi.com recently joined WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago to discuss her investigation.

Can you actually offset your meat consumption with a donation? And more importantly, should you? @kennytorrella.bsky.social reports for @vox.com:

Is the alternative to going vegan...donating a lot of money to charity?

The wonky math of “meat offsets,” explained.

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Few places are more impacted by Trump’s environmental policies than the Gulf Coast, where his administration is fast-tracking massive gas export terminals. Floodlight went to southwest Louisiana to see what that means for the people living beside them.

Inside a Gas Boomtown

Few places in America could be more impacted by President Trump’s environmental policies than communities along the Gulf of Mexico, where his administration is seeking to fast track the construction…

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Steven Barrows describes his former employer’s parking lot as a "dump site for rotten meats.” Photos reviewed by Sentient show dead pigs piled up outside the Iowa pork plant. @ninaelkadi.com joined WVON 1690 AM to discuss the ongoing violations of Seaboard Triumph Foods.

In this unincorporated Florida community, farmworkers often struggle to put fresh fruit and vegetables on their own tables, @sentientmedia.org reports. Since ICE raids have increased, a group of Quakers have started attending distribution, making sure their phones are always charged and accessible.

In Immokalee, Community Groups Plant With Extreme Heat and Farmworker Neighbors in Mind

Volunteers keep an eye out for ICE while others grow and distribute plants like cactus and jute mallow.

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On July 30, join award-winning journalist and author @mikegrunwald.bsky.social and @earthjustice.org's Peter Lehner in conversation about the future of food in this virtual webinar moderated by Sentient's @jennysplitter.bsky.social and presented by the Breakthrough Institute. RSVP: buff.ly/JWzLOni

200 employees at a JBS plant in Iowa were informed that their visas had been revoked. Now, their employment is over, and they may have to leave the U.S. immediately. Watch the whole story with our investigative reporter @ninaelkadi.com.

A hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa promised to bring jobs to town, but blood and pollution came with Seaboard Triumph Foods as well. In footage provided to Sentient, animal waste can be seen flowing into a drain in the ground.