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What happened to the thrill of plant-based meat?
A few years ago, Impossible and Beyond burgers were all the rage. Now, the industry may have to reinvent itself.
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![A man and three children stand in a garden in front of green fields.]()
![A man and three children stand in a garden in front of green fields.]()
At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month
The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.
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![A white and red tractor makes its way through a field of wheat.]()
![A white and red tractor makes its way through a field of wheat.]()
Farmers are struggling with climate change, but yields continue to rise. What’s going on?
Across the country, farmers are adapting to a warming climate. But even with change after change, yields are going up, thanks to technological advances. How long can the trend continue?
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![A field of green corn under a blue sky.]()
![A field of green corn under a blue sky.]()
The Biden administration bets big on ‘climate smart’ agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated more than $3 billion to help farmers transition to practices that sequester carbon and reduce emissions. But some researchers claim the program can’t measure emissions accurately and is unlikely to achieve its climate goals.
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![Dozens of oranges, though they range in color from dark orange to light orange to green.]()
![Dozens of oranges, though they range in color from dark orange to light orange to green.]()
There’s no cure for citrus greening. California growers have no choice but to keep going.
The bacteria is fatal to citrus trees and has decimated citrus groves in Florida and Texas. Now, California growers are holding the line to keep producing the vital crops. As temperatures rise, that gets more difficult.
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![A green tractor with a blue grill runs through a field of soil under a blue sky.]()
![A green tractor with a blue grill runs through a field of soil under a blue sky.]()
Soil improvements could keep planet within 1.5C heating target, research shows
Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatons of carbon dioxide a year.
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![Crab fishermens' pots sit idle outside of the community of St. Paul since the crab crash and subsequent closure.]()
![Crab fishermens' pots sit idle outside of the community of St. Paul since the crab crash and subsequent closure.]()
The snow crab vanishes
The Indigenous people of St. Paul island need to decide their future — do they stay or do they go?
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![A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.]()
![A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.]()
Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply
America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.
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![A plastic-wrapped package of frozen lab-grown chicken]()
![A plastic-wrapped package of frozen lab-grown chicken]()
Lab-grown meat is now approved for sale in the US. Will it help the climate?
Cultivated meat has been touted as a salve for global warming.
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![A group of people chat in a greenhouse filled with plants.]()
![A group of people chat in a greenhouse filled with plants.]()
The former dumping ground that became a flourishing food ecosystem
Cleveland's Rid-All Green Partnership began small in 2011, and it now supports a community kitchen and farmer's market with acres of farmland.
