Climate Food and Agriculture
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![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
Despite what you may think, ethanol isn’t dead yet
The biofuel's bipartisan support isn't about science, but politics.
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![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
Midwestern leaders want to sell ethanol in summer despite smog risks
Ethanol was sold for years as a “climate-friendly” fuel, but research says it could harm the planet and your health.
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![Research ecologist Ted Kennedy drives his boat along the Colorado River as the Glen Canyon Dam is seen in the background.]()
![Research ecologist Ted Kennedy drives his boat along the Colorado River as the Glen Canyon Dam is seen in the background.]()
Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?
For the Biden administration to stabilize the river, one of the two states will have to lose big.
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![Collage of farmer standing in field with computer chip pattern beneath the crops]()
![Collage of farmer standing in field with computer chip pattern beneath the crops]()
In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland
To lure chipmakers, the state's lawmakers voted to roll back 50-year-old restrictions on urban growth.
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![A big field of California crops basks in sunshine]()
![A big field of California crops basks in sunshine]()
The next farm bill could be a historic climate law – if Congress can agree on it
Will the legislation help turn agriculture, a climate problem, into a climate solution?
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![A man in jeans and a plaid shirt and flip flops stands in front of two other people in a shady patch of soil under large trees.]()
![A man in jeans and a plaid shirt and flip flops stands in front of two other people in a shady patch of soil under large trees.]()
The shift to a green energy future is renewing plantation-era water wars in Hawaii
A proposed hydro project in Kauai — the first of its kind in the world — could supply up to a quarter of the island’s power by diverting 4 billion gallons a year from the Waimea River.
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![The head of a caribou sits outside a youth center with a dumpster and satellite dishes in the background]()
![The head of a caribou sits outside a youth center with a dumpster and satellite dishes in the background]()
With the Willow project on the horizon, some Alaska Natives worry about traditional foods
In the village of Nuiqsut, hunting and fishing are how people get food.
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![A lone, skinny pine tree sways on the banks of a stream in the middle of a prairie.]()
![A lone, skinny pine tree sways on the banks of a stream in the middle of a prairie.]()
Fighting drought, potato farmers in northern Minnesota overdrew their water permits by tens of millions of gallons
The farmers likely face few consequences because of laws that one regulator says are inadequate.
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![A row of green plants intersects a row of blooming trees with white flowers.]()
![A row of green plants intersects a row of blooming trees with white flowers.]()
A chilling effect: How farms can help pollinators survive the stress of climate change
“Complex landscape structures" on farms could create microclimates with lower temperatures that aid bees, birds, and plants.
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![An aerial view of the Hawaii coastline with blue-green water lapping at the mountainous island.]()
![An aerial view of the Hawaii coastline with blue-green water lapping at the mountainous island.]()
Hawaii quietly rolls back innovative plan to manage marine resources
The change came amid pressure from the state's vocal fishing community.
