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Kenny Torrella

Kenny Torrella

Senior Reporter, Future Perfect

    Latest articles by Kenny Torrella

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    One state’s desperate new plan to fix its egg shortageOne state’s desperate new plan to fix its egg shortage
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    Arizona is delaying its cage-free standards to free up the egg supply. Experts say it won’t help much.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    How Trump wants to make one of the most dangerous jobs in America even worseHow Trump wants to make one of the most dangerous jobs in America even worse
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    The president’s cruel, reckless plan to speed up slaughterhouse lines, explained in one chart.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    A newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate planA newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate plan
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    What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    Is your grocery store out of eggs? Try these alternatives instead.Is your grocery store out of eggs? Try these alternatives instead.
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    The delicious, the decent, and the downright awful plant-based egg substitutes, explained.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    One actually good piece of news about eggs, briefly explainedOne actually good piece of news about eggs, briefly explained
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    America’s egg industry is starting to address one of its worst problems.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Why Big Pharma wants you to eat more meat
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    The pharmaceutical industry helped build factory farming. Now it’s muddying the debate over meat’s carbon footprint.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    How a shipping error more than a century ago launched the $30 billion chicken industryHow a shipping error more than a century ago launched the $30 billion chicken industry
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    The accidental origins of the chicken on your plate, explained.

    By Kenny Torrella
    They spoke up about factory farming. Now, they’re being threatened by their neighbors.
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    How Big Meat silences its critics.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Meet the new neighbors: 7.5 million chickens and their mountains of manure
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    A sickening stench and hordes of flies: What it’s like to live near a mega factory farm.

    By Kenny Torrella
    Big Oil and Big Ag are teaming up to turn cow poop into energy — and profits. The math doesn’t add up.
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    US climate policy has led to a surge in manure-based “biogas.” Critics say it’s propping up factory farming.

    By Kenny Torrella