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More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows
The Guardian discusses how More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows. UN warns about consequences of not conserving water and tackling climate crisis.
Water shortages are now affecting more than 3 billion people around the world, as the amount of fresh water […]
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Trump EPA removes tool states use to protect farmworkers, environment
Investigate Midwest discusses Trump EPA removes tool states use to protect farmworkers, environment.
The Trump Administration took a step on Friday to severely weaken state regulation of pesticides, taking away a tool that state regulatory officials say helps protect farmworkers and the environment.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would no longer allow […]
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‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river
The Narwhal discusses ‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river. When zero fish showed up for a winter count in the Gold River on Vancouver Island, their absence hinted at a much larger story of how and why this species is disappearing throughout the province.
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Studies: Increased COVID-19 Transmission Linked To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster
Ohio Valley Resource discusses Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster.
A study published Thursday in a prestigious scientific journal links significant increases in COVID-19 transmission rates to meatpacking plants, especially those facilities that the federal government has allowed to speed up processing lines. Researchers […]
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Climate change is coming for New England’s cranberries
National Geographic discusses how Climate change is coming for New England’s cranberries. Hotter summers, wimpier winters, shifting springs: They all add up to make the conditions tough for the fruits and their dedicated growers.
WHEN THE DAVENPORT family bought the 12-acre cranberry bog in a small Cape Cod town five years […]
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Scientists race to find wild, ancient bananas to save the popular fruit from climate change
ABC.net discusses how Scientists race to find wild, ancient bananas to save the popular fruit from climate change.
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Scientists are saving wild, ancient banana varieties in Papua New Guinea
The genetics can help protect cultivated bananas from climate changeSome wild varieties grow 15 metres tall and have hard seeds
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New Research Confirms What We Eat Is Central to the Climate Crisis
Civil Eats discusses New Research Confirms What We Eat Is Central to the Climate Crisis. A decade after writing a book about agriculture’s connection to climate change, Anna Lappé interviews the author of a new study that confirms we can’t bring down emissions without addressing the food system.
A new study published in Science offers […]
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Report: PRAIRIES OF THE SEA
Smithsonian Magazine discusses PRAIRIES OF THE SEA. A vast, mostly invisible ecosystem shapes life on Earth, from the food we eat to the air we breathe. And the more scientists learn, the more they say it’s in trouble.
This rich underwater landscape has been shaped by its humble covering,
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An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change
Inside Climate News discusses An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change. The new group will try to advance climate policies, even as some of its members are likely to clash. Critics say the group’s efforts won’t go far enough.
The American Farm Bureau Federation, the […]
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