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Sanders vs. Clinton on farm policy: Similar plans, differing worldviews
The two Democratic candidates support similar solutions to problems with the rural economy, but they differ over the causes.
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Breaking: We’re ignorant and lazy consumers who judge people for doing the right thing
Researchers say we prefer to be "willfully ignorant" when it comes to the ethical issues behind our purchases.
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The disturbing lack of black organic farmers
There are only 116 certified organic farms owned by black people. Why?
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The Obama administration just sued Volkswagen over its emissions cheating
The suit follows up on the EPA's allegations that VW installed illegal software to cheat on emissions tests.
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Why isn’t the U.S. counting meat producers’ climate emissions?
The meat industry is the only major source of greenhouse gases in the country excluded from filing annual emissions reports.
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Is sugar production still wrecking the Everglades?
A Floridian wonders if he should buy local sugar despite its wetlands-wrecking wreputation. Advice columnist Umbra Fisk says the answer is crystal clear.
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The biggest U.S. climate and energy stories of 2015
Here are five of the biggest climate milestones of the year.
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Other countries have good hitchhiking apps. Why doesn’t the United States?
Ride-sharing is catching on around the world, but still lagging in the U.S.
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The food writing that set my brain on fire this year
From tanking startups to banning tips, from seafood-prepping slaves to climate-protecting seaweed, these works of food journalism brightened the year.
