Industrial factory farms routinely use antibiotics, which cause unnatural growth by altering the animals’ gut microbiome. Some of those gut bacteria become antibiotic-resistant — leading the contaminated meat to become a source of drug-resistant infections. Story at a glance: Antibiotic-resistant infections are a vastly underestimated health threat. An estimated 35,000 Americans die each year from drug-resistant…

Originally published on 1 Feb 2024, The New Lede, re-published by The Defender Babies can suffer severe health problems when consuming nitrates in drinking water, and a growing body of literature indicates potential associations — including an increased risk of cancer — with toxic runoff from industrial agriculture operations. When directors of the public water…