Climate Food and Agriculture
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Climate change is coming for your olive oil, too
Heatflation has doubled the price of olive oil over the past year.
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How a UN-led fight against locusts took a toxic toll on Kenyan farmers
Internal United Nations documents show that officials were aware of widespread environmental and public health problems that resulted from its distribution of pesticides.
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The next pandemic could strike crops, not people
Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming. It leaves us vulnerable to plant disease breakouts.
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The new ethanol? Biogas producers are pushing livestock poop as renewable.
A boom in electric vehicles might help them.
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Feds ease up on Colorado River restrictions — for now
This year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse. But a reckoning is on the horizon.
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Livestock are dying in the heat. This little-known farming method offers a solution.
Silvopasture could make for healthier soil — and keep cattle alive during sweltering summers.
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The ocean is shattering heat records. Here’s what that means for fisheries.
Marine heatwaves can "inject a lot of chaos" as they remake ecosystems and cost coastal economies billions.
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The kelp business is booming. Can regulators keep up?
Seaweed farms are exploding in popularity. Cultivators say policies are needed to protect marine life.
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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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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.