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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns
This factsheet is part of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database project. For more information, read our full investigation into the meat industry’s messaging on climate change.
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California Oil Lobby Seeks to Strip Environmental Protections for Groundwater Amid Drought
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