Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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It’s official: California farmers volunteer to give up water
The state has already asked most farmers and residents to cut water use. Now it's turning to the people whose water rights are first in legal line.
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This palm oil company just bulldozed a rainforest
Pressuring a little-known ag corporation is hard, so activists are going after a posh hotel chain that's owned by the same conglomerate.
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Can these shareholders curb deforestation?
When shareholders in agribiz giant Bunge vote on a policy to curb deforestation, they'll be voting on both sustainability and the bottom line.
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These scientists are trying to change rice as we know it
An international team is trying to create a more efficient kind of rice. What can coffee beans and cat poop tell us about their work?