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Missouri Becomes First State to Regulate the Word ‘Meat’

Missouri Becomes First State to Regulate the Word ‘Meat’

Update, Sept 4: The bottom of this article has been updated with the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s new guidelines and a statement from Beyond Meat. Missouri is the first state in the country to enact a law that criminalizes certain uses of the word “meat.” The mandate, which came into effect on Tuesday, prohibits companies […]

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    Missouri’s Largest Peach Farmer Sues Monsanto for Losses From Illegal Herbicide Use

    Missouri’s Largest Peach Farmer Sues Monsanto for Losses From Illegal Herbicide Use

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    The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC

    The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC

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    Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Continues to Destroy Appalachia

    Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Continues to Destroy Appalachia

    Appalachian Voices By Brian Sewell In April, millions of Americans who oppose mountaintop removal celebrated two major court rulings that dealt “major blows” to the coal industry’s use of the destructive practice. But a grim reminder of the work ahead came a week ago, when residents of West Virginia’s Coal River Valley received a letter […]