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Cancer and CAFOs, Baby Right Whales Bring Hope, and Indigenous Wisdom in Science.

Living on Earth by World Media Foundation

May 22, 202651:54Society & Culture

Living near more large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations or CAFOs may raise cancer risk, according to a study from Yale researchers. With thousands of cows, pigs, or chickens packed in small spaces, CAFOs produce a...

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