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California farmland
In California, farmers are facing sunburned apples and frozen greens
California farmland
11.12.2019
by Karen Stabiner
Planetary health diet food
New study shows the EAT-Lancet diet is unaffordable for at least 1.6 billion people
Planetary health diet food
11.07.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Great white shark
Uncle Sam wants you to eat more shark
Great white shark
11.04.2019
by Jessica Fu
Reusable Dig bowl with lid
Can a new reusable container program—dishwashing included—help solve America’s takeout trash problem?
Reusable Dig bowl with lid
10.10.2019
by Joe Fassler
Declining apples
What’s killing America’s apple trees?
Declining apples
10.10.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Bagged paper stored in greenhouse
The U.S. military is using destroyed, classified documents for compost
Bagged paper stored in greenhouse
10.04.2019
by Jessica Fu
Cow eats hay
This feed additive could significantly reduce methane-emitting cow burps
Cow eats hay
10.03.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Pattern of boiled prawns on blue background.
Climate change will make seafood scarcer and more dangerous. It’ll also change the taste of our favorite species
Pattern of boiled prawns on blue background.
09.26.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Farm scene
What happens if we eliminate crop insurance altogether?
Farm scene
09.19.2019
by Jessica McKenzie
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