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episode 463: Fighting back against factory farming

On this special episode, we give you a preview of season 3 of the Future Perfect podcast. Vox's Dylan Matthews comes on to talk about meat and environmental justice.

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Further listening and reading:

ProPublica’s Talia Buford has done in-depth reporting on the problems of overflowing pig waste lagoons in North Carolina, and you can see images of the aftermath of lagoon flooding from Hurricane Florence collected here.
Pig waste from factory farms is not just a problem in North Carolina. You can read about issues in Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio.

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This podcast is made possible thanks to support from Animal Charity Evaluators. They research and promote the most effective ways to help animals.

Featuring:

Marianne Engleman Lado, Environmental Justice Clinic, Vermont Law School

Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox

More to explore:

Follow all of Future Perfect’s reporting on the Future of Meat.

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