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Our Stories Are Powered by You. The Change You Made Possible in 2025
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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:
Lets take a closer look at the change you made possible over the last 12 months:
We founded Sentient to address a glaring blind spot in mainstream coverage — the vast and often invisible impacts of factory farming on animals, the environment, public health and rural communities.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
We founded Sentient to address a glaring blind spot in mainstream coverage — the vast and often invisible impacts of factory farming on animals, the environment, public health and rural communities.
Support our work today: buff.ly/APjvqBf
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Sentient reporters, editors and staff give you some of our favorite stories of the past year.
Our Favorites Stories of 2025
Sentient reporters, editors and staff give you some of our favorite stories of the past year.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Sentient reporters, editors and staff give you some of our favorite stories of the past year.
As governments and food companies scramble to meet sustainability targets, vague calls to eat some less but “better” meat no longer cut it to keep the planet healthy.
How Much Meat Can You Eat and Still Be ‘Climate-Friendly?’
Here’s what the latest research says.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
As governments and food companies scramble to meet sustainability targets, vague calls to eat some less but “better” meat no longer cut it to keep the planet healthy.
As it stands now, it’s not clear how most food companies are utilizing Palantir beyond the often vague, public-facing statements.
How America’s Largest Meat Company Leverages Palantir's Surveillance Tech
Palantir’s controversial software platform is capable of integrating vast amounts of data — but at what risk?
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January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
As it stands now, it’s not clear how most food companies are utilizing Palantir beyond the often vague, public-facing statements.
Hundreds of Danish dairy farmers have now reported that adding adding Bovaer to their herds' feed, their cows fell ill. Yet the food additive has never before been associated with bovine health problems. Lisa Abend reports for @undark.org:
In Denmark, Sick Cows and a Lot of Questions
Farmers blame a food additive required by the Danish government to cut methane emissions, but the source is unclear.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Hundreds of Danish dairy farmers have now reported that adding adding Bovaer to their herds' feed, their cows fell ill. Yet the food additive has never before been associated with bovine health problems. Lisa Abend reports for @undark.org:
The new dietary guidelines advise Americans to eat more red meat and dairy, cautions against added sugars and ultraprocessed foods and flips the food pyramid on its head. Seth Millstein reports:
RFK Jr.’s New Dietary Guidelines Are Out, and They’re Full of Red Meat
New guidelines say they want to “end the war on protein” and tout full-fat dairy.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The new dietary guidelines advise Americans to eat more red meat and dairy, cautions against added sugars and ultraprocessed foods and flips the food pyramid on its head. Seth Millstein reports:
Various components of soy show up in all kinds of foods in different forms, serving different functions.
Why Is There Soy in Practically Everything?
If you’re avoiding tofu and soy milk, you’re still probably eating more soy than you think.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Various components of soy show up in all kinds of foods in different forms, serving different functions.
Reporting on one of the most undercovered news issues of our time, industrial animal agriculture, means we are constantly uncovering new and surprising details in our work.
What Surprised Us Most in 2025
Sentient reporters, editors and staff look back on the year, and share what surprised us.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Reporting on one of the most undercovered news issues of our time, industrial animal agriculture, means we are constantly uncovering new and surprising details in our work.
“Veganuary is a place to get your foot in the door and to lower those barriers of entry to plant based,” the CEO of Veganuary Wendy Matthews tells Sentient.
Veganuary Hopes You’ll Resolve to Ditch Meat, at Least for One Month
The month-long challenge gives millions a chance to try out veganism.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“Veganuary is a place to get your foot in the door and to lower those barriers of entry to plant based,” the CEO of Veganuary Wendy Matthews tells Sentient.
State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.
Police Bodycams Reveal Pattern of Deference to Meat Industry
State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.
Recent experiments indicate there may be a way to recycle the massive amounts of fermentation waste into something especially sustainable: lab-grown meat. @andrewpaul.bsky.social reports for @popsci.com:
Beer waste helps lab-grown meat taste meatier
Brewing byproduct may be a key sustainable secret ingredient.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Recent experiments indicate there may be a way to recycle the massive amounts of fermentation waste into something especially sustainable: lab-grown meat. @andrewpaul.bsky.social reports for @popsci.com:
Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says.
Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.
Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says.
People tend to eat less meat and animal products, such as beef, pork, seafood and eggs, as well as fewer processed foods, when taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, according to new research. @byng.bsky.social reports:
GLP-1 Users Lose Weight, and Their Taste for Meat
People taking blockbuster drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy report eating less meat, dairy and processed foods. These shifts could reshape the food system.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
People tend to eat less meat and animal products, such as beef, pork, seafood and eggs, as well as fewer processed foods, when taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, according to new research. @byng.bsky.social reports:
Costco is famous for its five dollar roasted chickens, but customers might want to pay attention to its raw chicken products: the retailer’s Nebraska processing plant has a remarkably high salmonella risk.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Costco is famous for its five dollar roasted chickens, but customers might want to pay attention to its raw chicken products: the retailer’s Nebraska processing plant has a remarkably high salmonella risk.
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The strategic relaunch of meat positions it as more natural, essential and all-American (not to mention “good” for the environment). And it’s working: Americans are poised to eat more meat in 2026 than ever before.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The strategic relaunch of meat positions it as more natural, essential and all-American (not to mention “good” for the environment). And it’s working: Americans are poised to eat more meat in 2026 than ever before.
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Running a temperature helps humans protect themselves from infections, but research testing avian flu viruses in mice suggests these strains share a trait with those that caused some of the world’s worst pandemics: the ability to resist a fever.
Bird Flu Virus Might Resist Fever, Study in Mice Finds
A study in mice finds avian flu shares trait with the viruses behind some of the worst pandemics, but more research in humans is needed.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Running a temperature helps humans protect themselves from infections, but research testing avian flu viruses in mice suggests these strains share a trait with those that caused some of the world’s worst pandemics: the ability to resist a fever.
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
People Dramatically Misjudge the Climate Impacts of Their Actions, Research Shows
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
The latest update to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans include images of an inverted pyramid that puts meats, cheese and vegetables in the widest part at the top. Jacqueline Howard and Katherine Dillinger report for @cnn.com:
New US dietary guidelines urge less sugar, more protein – and make a nod to beef tallow
New US dietary guidelines released Wednesday echo past advice, but also include nods to US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement — urging Americans to prioritize protein and “healthy fats” and limit their consumption of ultraprocessed foods and added sugar.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The latest update to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans include images of an inverted pyramid that puts meats, cheese and vegetables in the widest part at the top. Jacqueline Howard and Katherine Dillinger report for @cnn.com:
Anaerobic digesters offer limited climate benefit for a high price tag.
Why Biodigesters Fall Short as a Climate Fix
A new report from the World Resources Institute finds anaerobic digesters offer limited climate benefit for a high price tag.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Anaerobic digesters offer limited climate benefit for a high price tag.
In the absence of federal leadership on climate emissions from food, organizations like Plant Based Treaty and cities like West Hollywood are stepping up. @gracehussain.bsky.social reports:
West Hollywood Committed to Plant-Based Food. Here’s What That Looks Like So Far
In the absence of federal leadership on climate emissions from food, US cities are stepping up.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In the absence of federal leadership on climate emissions from food, organizations like Plant Based Treaty and cities like West Hollywood are stepping up. @gracehussain.bsky.social reports:
Sentient’s journalism is being cited, republished and read more widely than ever before — bringing the realities of factory farming into mainstream conversations about food, climate and public health.
Here are some of our team's favorite stories of 2025 🧵
Here are some of our team's favorite stories of 2025 🧵
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Sentient’s journalism is being cited, republished and read more widely than ever before — bringing the realities of factory farming into mainstream conversations about food, climate and public health.
Here are some of our team's favorite stories of 2025 🧵
Here are some of our team's favorite stories of 2025 🧵
If we use resources at a faster rate than we can regrow or extract them, we’ll eventually run out of resources. And unfortunately, that’s exactly what we’re doing.
How Overconsumption Affects the Environment and Health, Explained
You likely contribute to overconsumption in ways you might not realize.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
If we use resources at a faster rate than we can regrow or extract them, we’ll eventually run out of resources. And unfortunately, that’s exactly what we’re doing.
Slaughterhouses are often very far away from the farms on which the soon-to-be-slaughtered animals were raised, so livestock frequently spend many hours in transit before they’re slaughtered.
How Slaughterhouses Work: The Harsh Reality of Meat Production
A brief primer on the harsh conditions animals and workers endure.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Slaughterhouses are often very far away from the farms on which the soon-to-be-slaughtered animals were raised, so livestock frequently spend many hours in transit before they’re slaughtered.
U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps in a decade between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it. Lauren Cross reports for @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
The gap between farm costs and prices received hits a decade high - Investigate Midwest
U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps in a decade between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it. New USDA data released on Dec. 15 show that by October 2025, the…
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January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps in a decade between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it. Lauren Cross reports for @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
Foraging can help people save money and prevent food waste.
Urban Foragers Are Mapping Edible Plants Around the World
The nonprofit Falling Fruit’s interactive, crowdsourced map helps communities find food-bearing plants in cities around the world.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Foraging can help people save money and prevent food waste.