Climate Food and Agriculture
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![A person holds a burger at an outdoor restaurant.]()
46% of people say they don’t need to change their habits for the climate
The burgers at COP26 hint at a limited appetite for behavior change.
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![A view of recently cleared land for palm oil plantations]()
More than 100 countries agree: It’s time to end deforestation
Together they represent more than 85 percent of the world's forests
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![A cargo ship goes through the water and a field.]()
Can farm waste help clean up the world’s dirty cargo ships?
The shipping giant Maersk is betting on bio-methanol.
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In Detroit, a push to help Black farmers purchase land
Black farmers in Detroit have turned blighted properties into vital food sources. Now, a new land fund is opening the door to official ownership.
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Congress promised debt relief to farmers of color. They might not get it.
After 13 lawsuits against the program, the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act is "on thin ice."
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Can this milk really ‘fight climate change’? It’s complicated.
Cows are messy business. A Portland startup wants to clean them up.
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![Thousands of brown and white cows stand close to each other under the sun.]()
![Thousands of brown and white cows stand close to each other under the sun.]()
There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture
The Global Methane Pledge gives farmers and ranchers a ‘free pass,’ environmental groups say.
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![A farmer harvest cayenne peppers.]()
![A farmer harvest cayenne peppers.]()
Why many food experts don’t want a new international body for food science
An “IPCC for food” is more controversial than it sounds.
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Montana tribe finalizes historic $1.9 billion water rights settlement
It is the largest amount ever awarded in an Indigenous water rights case.
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![Collage: silhouette of Illinois, an oak savanna, and a Black farmer covered by an oil pipeline]()
![Collage: silhouette of Illinois, an oak savanna, and a Black farmer covered by an oil pipeline]()
Does rural Illinois really need a new gas pipeline?
In this historic Black farming community, some want renewables instead.
