Faster Slaughterhouse Line Speeds Are Increasingly a Climate Problem

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By By Georgina GustinMay 7, 2026, 4:55 am53 ptsTrending
Reacting to Trump administration proposals calling for higher-paced processing, critics say protections for workers, animals and food safety are not the only concerns. By Georgina Gustin Jill Mauer spent more than 30 years as a government inspector, watching over meat plants as workers slaughtered and processed…

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