
Kenny Torrella
Senior Reporter, Future Perfect
Latest articles by Kenny Torrella


The historic climate legislation is a missed opportunity to cut food emissions, but it can show us how to navigate the messy politics of meat.


A new study suggests bees can feel pain. It’s a big deal in the quest to determine whether or not insects are sentient.


Why we love to eat animals but hate to think about what it means.


Germany has made itself an outlier in global meat consumption by embracing plant-based food and politics.


Picking apart what the retail giant’s poultry staple says about the present and future of factory farming.


A shift to better farming practices is possible, but Sri Lanka’s abrupt switch to organics offers a bitter lesson in how to change food systems in a sustainable way.


Expanding access to vasectomy care could help shift some of the burden of birth control.


New York’s highest court ruled Happy the elephant isn’t a legal person. Here’s what that says about us.




What we still misunderstand about climate change and local food.