Climate Food and Agriculture
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![Donald Trump speaking behind a podium along the border wall in Arizona; the sky behind him takes up half the frame, and one woman dressed in red stands to his right, while a row men stand off to his left.]()
![Donald Trump speaking behind a podium along the border wall in Arizona; the sky behind him takes up half the frame, and one woman dressed in red stands to his right, while a row men stand off to his left.]()
Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply
If the Republican candidate carries out his immigration agenda, who will run America's farms?
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![A close-up shot of a paper tray holding a bowl of rice and chickpeas; the paper tray is sitting on a larger plastic lunch tray that has a sheet on it where taste-testers can vote on the food items.]()
![A close-up shot of a paper tray holding a bowl of rice and chickpeas; the paper tray is sitting on a larger plastic lunch tray that has a sheet on it where taste-testers can vote on the food items.]()
More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it.
Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs.
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Ducks love to eat this climate-friendly food. Now you might, too.
Azolla is a nutritious aquatic fern that grows like crazy. New research finds that the cyanobacteria within the plant are nontoxic, potentially clearing the way for Azolla to become a novel food.
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![A photograph taken from above of shelled corn being unloaded from a combine harvester onto a tractor trailer on a farm]()
![A photograph taken from above of shelled corn being unloaded from a combine harvester onto a tractor trailer on a farm]()
The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it?
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The election could shape the future of America’s food system
The nation’s agricultural policies — and the price of your food — are at stake this November.
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![A screenshot of Plonts' launch ad, where a woman pushes a large yellow wheel of cheese with the word PLONTS written on it up a mountain, and comedian Kate Berlant's face appears in the background]()
![A screenshot of Plonts' launch ad, where a woman pushes a large yellow wheel of cheese with the word PLONTS written on it up a mountain, and comedian Kate Berlant's face appears in the background]()
Vegan cheese won’t save the world — but this brand hopes you’ll buy it anyway
Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers.
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![A close-up shot of the faces of two brown cows, one in the foreground and one in midground, as they sit in a field of green grass]()
![A close-up shot of the faces of two brown cows, one in the foreground and one in midground, as they sit in a field of green grass]()
Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.
At least two-thirds of methane emissions come from human activity, which is both a problem and an opportunity.
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How to sell an ‘ugly’ vegetable? Give it googly eyes.
Giving irregular-looking fruits and vegetables a personality could make them more appealing to consumers — and curb food waste.
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![Volunteer wearing high visibility vest and face mask carries bag of apples to someone's car]()
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An unlikely line of defense during heat waves: Food banks
Food pantries and meals-on-wheels organizations are taking on a new role during climate emergencies.
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![A man pours a bucket of shells.]()
![A man pours a bucket of shells.]()
A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.
Researchers have developed a type of concrete that uses discarded shells to trap water. It's now combating floods and food waste in urban gardens and along cycling paths.
