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A Sloth Exhibitor Shut Down by New York Wants a Florida Comeback—and Florida Licensed Him

Larry Wallach’s commercial exotic animal business was shuttered by New York courts and federal regulators declined his application to exhibit animals. Now he’s pitching a new sloth encounter business in Florida.

By Katie Surma

Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Are a Warning About Wildlife Trade and Pandemic Risk, Scientists Say

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

USDA Extends Pause on Loans for Controversial Digesters That Turn Manure Into Biogas

By Steven Rodas, Lisa Sorg

Faster Slaughterhouse Line Speeds Are Increasingly a Climate Problem

By Georgina Gustin

‘Heat Batteries’ Leave Some City Blocks Scorched

By Lauren Dalban

Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts

By Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous

On the Farm, the Hidden Climate Cost of the Broken U.S. Health Care System

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

Are Incentives for Fuel Made from Livestock Manure Leaving Small Farmers Behind?

By Blanca Begert

Regenerative Agriculture Is All Over the Agenda at Climate Week NYC. But What Does It Mean?

By Georgina Gustin

The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers

By Georgina Gustin

Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests

By Sarah Mattalian

Funding Shortfalls Hamper North Carolina’s Program to Buy Out Hog Farms in or Near Floodplains

By Lisa Sorg

USDA Staffing and Funding Cuts Would Threaten Virginia’s Ability to Reach Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

By Charles Paullin

Trump’s Latest USDA Cuts Undermine His Plan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist

The Trump Administration Issues Its Next Assault on the Nation’s Public Forests

By Georgina Gustin

Farmers and Community Groups Sue Trump and the USDA, Seeking Funds They Were Promised

By Georgina Gustin

USDA’s Purge of Climate Data is Illegal and Reckless, Doing Immediate Harm to Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges  

By Miranda Lipton

As Trump Administration Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Research Groups Scramble to Save Information

By Kiley Price

As American Farms Face More Drought, Storms and Flooding, a New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change

By Georgina Gustin