Food + Environment
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
Biden advisors push a new plan to slow global warming: A soil carbon bank for farmers
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
11.17.2020
by Sam Bloch
Kake Alaska waterfront. November 2020
The Alaska Native village of Kake is defending its right to hunt during the pandemic
Kake Alaska waterfront. November 2020
11.16.2020
by Jessica Douglas / High Country News
Display of fresh salmon fillets in a fish market. November 2020
FDA must reassess potential environmental impact of GM salmon, federal judge rules
Display of fresh salmon fillets in a fish market. November 2020
11.06.2020
by H. Claire Brown
Fisherman at water's edge in Tongass National Forest. October 2020
Alaskan salmon fishers to Trump: Leave the Tongass National Forest alone
Fisherman at water's edge in Tongass National Forest. October 2020
10.29.2020
by Sam Bloch
Up close of fish in an open water fish farm. October 2020
The U.S. Army Corps opened up a controversial fish farm proposal for public comment. Just one problem: It directed people to a faulty email.
Up close of fish in an open water fish farm. October 2020
10.29.2020
by Jessica Fu
A tractor harvests a pile of sugar beets. October 2020
Flooding wreaked havoc on the 2019 sugar beet harvest. This year, Covid-19 is making things even harder.
A tractor harvests a pile of sugar beets. October 2020
10.23.2020
by Jane C. Hu / High Country News
Kelly Athena and Jackson Richards plucking mesquite in Tempe, Arizona. September 2020
Mesquite, crucial to Indigenous diets for centuries, works miracles with water and needs no fertilizer. Why don’t we grow more of it?
Kelly Athena and Jackson Richards plucking mesquite in Tempe, Arizona. September 2020
10.12.2020
by Chris Malloy
A close up shot of horses at a race track. October 2020
Largest ever fine for water pollution goes to a CAFO—and it’s a horse track in New Orleans
A close up shot of horses at a race track. October 2020
10.08.2020
by Sam Bloch
Someone scraping off food leftovers into a trash can. October 2020
Americans throw away more food than ever before
Someone scraping off food leftovers into a trash can. October 2020
10.02.2020
by Pramod Acharya