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CHE: Scientists Shilling for Beef Industry
Agriculture school scientists are singing the praises of drugs that supersize beef cattle-- even though the resulting meat is tough and tasteless. The drugs' effects on animal health, human health, and the environment are even less appetizing. Guess who is sponsoring their research.
Tags: agriculture; beef cattle; meat; animal health; food safety
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School superintendent's super-sized pensions
This story in the Chicago Sun-Times, describes how loopholes in the state laws allows school superintendents to get hefty incomes and retirement packages. Their allowances often include cars or housing allowances as well. As the reporter found out many of the retirement packages were higher than those given to governors and all this money came from the taxpayers pocket.
Tags: School district superintendents; state laws; pensions for state employees; pensions for school superintendents; retirement benefits for school superintendents; retirement benefits
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Down on the factory; Cheap food, hidden costs
A Dayton Daily News investigation revealed that "the supersizing of livestock farming, while revolutionizing food production in America, has overrun regulators, caused untold harm to the environment and public health, created an uproar over the treatment of animals and squeezed many small farmers out of business. The series showed that the operators of large livestock farms can go years without facing inspections, must violate rules repeatedly to risk harsh penalties and are exempt from many environmental standards."
Tags: supersizing; farming; mega farms; livestock; animals; environmental; public health; regulators