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EDITOR’S NOTE
Grist has acquired the archive and brand assets of The Counter, a decorated nonprofit food and agriculture publication that we long admired, but that sadly ceased publishing in May of 2022.
The Counter had hit on a rich vein to report on, and we’re excited to not only ensure the work of the staffers and contractors of that publication is available for posterity, but to build on it. So we’re relaunching The Counter as a food and agriculture vertical within Grist, continuing their smart and provocative reporting on food systems, specifically where it intersects with climate and environmental issues. We’ve also hired two amazing new reporters to make our plan a reality.
Being back on the food and agriculture beat in a big way is critical to Grist’s mission to lead the conversation, highlight climate solutions, and uncover environmental injustices. What we eat and how it’s produced is one of the easiest entry points into the wider climate conversation. And from this point of view, climate change literally transforms into a kitchen table issue.
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The people who feed America are going hungry
Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.
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Invasive species have created a cycle of wildfire in Hawaiʻi. Can Maui break it?
Planting native flora could help prevent the island's next wildfire.
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In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens
"The sun is beating down on this metal box.”
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![Olive trees stand on a parched landscape during a drought in Spain.]()
![Olive trees stand on a parched landscape during a drought in Spain.]()
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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![a person in dark protective clothing and face mask sprays the dirt ground which is covered in tiny bugs]()
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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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![Collage of pathogen knocking out corn stalks like dominoes]()
![Collage of pathogen knocking out corn stalks like dominoes]()
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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![A voluntarily fallowed field stands next to an active wheat field at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation along the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border.]()
![A voluntarily fallowed field stands next to an active wheat field at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation along the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border.]()
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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![Cows graze among olive trees on a farm in Texas.]()
![Cows graze among olive trees on a farm in Texas.]()
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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![A diver is seen harvesting bull kelp just below the surface of the sea of the coast of Vancouver Island.]()
![A diver is seen harvesting bull kelp just below the surface of the sea of the coast of Vancouver Island.]()
The kelp business is booming. Can regulators keep up?
Seaweed farms are exploding in popularity. Cultivators say policies are needed to protect marine life.
