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Vermont’s dirty secret: Free-ranging cows are crapping in the water supply
The EPA has put the state on probation until it figures out a way to stop dairy farms from polluting streams, rivers, and Lake Champlain -- the water supply for a third of Vermont's population.
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California farms are sucking up enough groundwater to put Rhode Island 17 feet under
Here are four key takeaways from a new report prepared for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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Is organic food healthier? A new analysis adds … a question mark
A new study sums up all the other studies about the health impact of eating organic and finds that it remains a mixed (compostable) bag.
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A growing appetite for local food sends us back to our root cellars
Don’t want to buy carrots grown in Timbuktu? Good news: Local farmers may have a few tucked away underground.
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Chinese company creamed for GMO corn thievery
International espionage just got seedier.
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At Chez Dumpster, every misshapen veggie gets its due
An art project serves up gourmet meals, made from produce that would otherwise go to waste, in a setting that can only be called trashy.
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This weed is taking over the planet. On the upside, it’s delicious
Palmer amaranth, a.k.a. pigweed, is defying all our efforts to beat it back. Why not eat it instead?
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Vegetarians live longer, pollute less — and you no longer have to take their word for it
New research shows that a vegetarian diet is good for you and the climate, both. Just please, go easy on the lentils.
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Caribbean coral reefs will be lost in 20 years — unless they can be protected
Pollution and overfishing are killing off grazing fish, according to a new study, which is driving the region’s coral decline.
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Meet the gleaners — fighting hunger and climate change at the same time
The United Nations estimates that one-third of all food worldwide is wasted. A new breed of activists and entrepreneurs is out to stop that.
