Why high meat prices might not just be a pandemic thing

Jan 25, 2022 9 min

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What’s the deal with high meat prices? Is there more to them than just the pandemic supply-chain crunch? <a href="https://apple.news/AbpRrZAEeQw-66oXEVsZrBg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> examines the Biden administration’s argument that the meatpacking industry is partly to blame. Political and legal fights over mask mandates are heating up across the country. The Wall Street Journal looks at the latest developments from <a href="https://apple.news/Ag9dki_WtRCK3dOP5v8KBEg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AtCZ_yOQiSkuQCkjoZjnIYQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Virginia</a>. Not long ago, earthquakes were unusual in Texas, which now sees hundreds of magnitude-2.5 quakes and above every year. <a href="https://apple.news/Ay_mABPYaSZ-qq2yGlgdkcw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why seismologists blame the oil and gas industry. Calling all skygazers: NASA is calling for volunteers to help it monitor cloud coverage in our changing climate — and all you need is your smartphone. The <a href="https://apple.news/AKOdK_f7iQTKyJXUlB-ihWg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the details.

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