Food & Agriculture
California Considers ‘Carbon Farming’ As a Potential Climate Solution. Ardent Proponents, and Skeptics, Abound
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Feeding Cows Seaweed Reduces Their Methane Emissions, but California Farms Are a Long Way From Scaling Up the Practice
By Grace van Deelen
In Africa, Conflict and Climate Super-Charge the Forces Behind Famine and Food Insecurity
By Georgina Gustin
California Gears Up for a New Composting Law to Cut Methane Emissions and Enrich Soil
By Grace van Deelen
California Water Regulators Still Haven’t Considered the Growing Body of Research on the Risks of Oil Field Wastewater
By Liza Gross
UN Report Says Humanity Has Altered 70 Percent of the Earth’s Land, Putting the Planet on a ‘Crisis Footing’
By Georgina Gustin
North Carolina’s Bet on Biomass Energy Is Faltering, With Energy Targets Unmet and Concerns About Environmental Justice
By Aman Azhar
A Biomass Power Plant in Rural North Carolina Reignites Concerns Over Clean Energy and Environmental Justice
By Aman Azhar
Two Areas in Rural Arizona Might Finally Gain Protection of Their Groundwater This Year
By Aydali Campa
As Russia’s War In Ukraine Disrupts Food Production, Experts Question the Expanding Use of Cropland for Biofuels
By Georgina Gustin
US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions on Crop Insurance Premiums to Prop Up Farmers on Frequently Flooded, Unproductive Land
By Georgina Gustin
Complex Models Now Gauge the Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Production. The Results Are ‘Alarming’
By Georgina Gustin
In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pandemic Connects Rural Farmers and Urban Communities
By Kiley Bense
California’s Strict New Law Preventing Cruelty to Farm Animals Triggers Protests From Big U.S. Meat Producers
By Leah Campbell
‘Delay is Death,’ said UN Chief António Guterres of the New IPCC Report Showing Climate Impacts Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
By Bob Berwyn
Why Did California Regulators Choose a Firm with Ties to Chevron to Study Irrigating Crops with Oil Wastewater?
By Liza Gross
