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By Georgina Gustin

Hogs are raised on July 25, 2018 near Osage, Iowa. Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy have set out to capture the methane emitted from giant hog manure “lagoons,” convert it into biogas and inject that biogas into pipelines to heat homes and buildings.

As the Livestock Industry Touts Manure-to-Energy Projects, Environmentalists Cry ‘Greenwashing’

By Georgina Gustin

An aerial view of mostly harvested farmland at sunset on Oct. 30, 2020 in Lacona, Iowa. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change

By Georgina Gustin

Rise and Resist activist group marching to demand climate and racial justice i n New York City on Sept. 20, 2020.

With Biden’s Win, Climate Activists See New Potential But Say They’ll ‘Push Where We Need to Push’

By Georgina Gustin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on Oct. 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Credit: Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images

In Final Debate, Trump and Biden Display Vastly Divergent Views—and Levels of Knowledge—On Climate

By Georgina Gustin

Democratic Kansas state senator Barbara Bollier (left) and U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are vying for a seat in the Senate to represent Kansas. Credit: Barbara Bollier; Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Senate 2020: In Kansas, a Democratic Climate Hawk Closes in on a Republican Climate Skeptic

By Georgina Gustin

Democrat Theresa Greenfield (left) is running against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to represent Iowa in the Senate. Credit: Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call; Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Senate 2020: Iowa Farms Feel the Effects of Climate Change. Will That Make it Harder for Joni Ernst?

By Georgina Gustin

Cattle are seen after they were driven across the border from Mexico into the United States in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Wealthy Nations Are Eating Their Way Past the Paris Agreement’s Climate Targets

By Georgina Gustin

Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Think Covid-19 Disrupted the Food Chain? Wait and See What Climate Change Will Do

By Georgina Gustin

Meat shelves lay empty at a supermarket in Saugus, Massachusetts on March 13, 2020. Credit: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Empty Grocery Shelves and Rotting, Wasted Vegetables: Two Sides of a Supply Chain Problem

By Georgina Gustin

COP’s Postponement Until 2021 Gives World Leaders Time to Respond to U.S. Election

By Georgina Gustin

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio hands out reusable bags on Feb. 28, 2020, ahead of a plastic bag ban, The ban was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic

Polluting Industries Cash-In on COVID, Harming Climate in the Process

By Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, James Bruggers, Kristoffer Tigue

White cattle spread on pastures cultivated in the rainforest next to the Xingu river in Sao Felix do Xingu in Para state, northern Brazil. Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Our Growing Food Demands Will Lead to More Corona-like Viruses

By Georgina Gustin

Two new studies this week bring up new information on the sources of methane in the atmosphere. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Two New Studies Add Fuel to the Debate Over Methane

By Georgina Gustin

Farm in Russia. Credit: Stanislav KrasilnikovTASS via Getty Images

Billions of Acres of Cropland Lie Within a New Frontier. So Do 100 Years of Carbon Emissions

By Georgina Gustin

A cattle feedlot in Oklahoma. Credit: Alice Welch/USDA

Is Trump’s USDA Ready to Address Global Warming? There are Hopeful Signs.

By Georgina Gustin

President Trump spoke at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, touting his recent trade deals as a benefit to farmers. Credit: Georgina Gustin/InsideClimate News

Farm Bureau Warily Concedes on Climate, While Members Praise Trump’s Deregulation

By Georgina Gustin

Midwest flooding. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

After a Rough Year, Farmers and Congress Are Talking About Climate Solutions

By Georgina Gustin

Wind turbine near coal-fired power plant. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The Paris Climate Problem: A Dangerous Lack of Urgency

By Georgina Gustin

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