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 ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration revealed last week that it had found traces of the bird flu virus in 20% of a nationally representative sample of commercially sold pasteurized milk. That announcement ...

Governments around the world, including China, the US, India and the EU, are fueling deforestation by subsidizing factory farms – a ...

Before casting ballot, get past the slogans and find out what the “factory farm” law would do. Editorials represent the views of The Press Democrat editorial board and The Press Democrat as an ...

Salem, OR — Today, after years of advocacy by the Stand Up to Factory Farms (SUFF) coalition to encourage state legislators to protect Oregon’s environment and communities from the threat of factory ...

As a lifelong Sonoma County resident and ethical farming advocate, I support Measure J, an initiative on the Nov. 5 ballot to prohibit factory farming. I grew up on my grandfather’s dairy, and today I ...

ALBANY — A measure to limit large-scale farming in New York is dividing lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle — and opposite ends of the state. A bill sponsored by state Sen. Jabari Brisport of ...

MADISON (AP) — A factory farm has agreed to pay the Wisconsin Department of Justice $215,000 to settle pollution allegations. The Legislature's finance committee is slated to approve the deal during a ...