Beef industry-backed curriculum removes climate lesson on cattle methane after rancher backlash
A science lesson on how cattle contribute to methane emissions was quietly taken down following online criticism from some ranchers who disputed that cows contribute to global heating.
A free science curriculum used by about 1.2 million US students removed a lesson on cattle's role in methane emissions after online criticism from some ranchers, showing the beef industry's decades-long effort to shape what US children learn about cows and climate.