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Beef industry quietly squashes part of its own science curriculum after ranchers protest

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The beef industry censored its own educational materials on cattle methane emissions after rancher backlash, highlighting ongoing efforts to control how youth perceive livestock’s climate impact.

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Lesson for teenagers included how cattle’s methane emissions contribute to climate crisis, but it was then scrappedA beef industry-funded effort to teach teenagers about cattle’s climate impact was quietly scrapped following backlash from some ranchers, who disputed the premise that cows contribute to global heating.The episode is the latest example of the livestock industry’s decades-long battle to determine what US children learn about cows and the climate. Continue reading...

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