Food + Environment
Illustration of methane production pipeline. November 2021
Why reducing methane emissions matters
Illustration of methane production pipeline. November 2021
11.11.2021
by Jonathan Thompson / High Country News
Workers harvest green chile around Hatch, New Mexico.
Can Hatch green chiles outlast the climate crisis?
Workers harvest green chile around Hatch, New Mexico.
11.04.2021
by Wufei Yu/High Country News
Bowfin fish species held by professor Soloman David. October 2021
Why do we value some fish more than others? It’s time to reconsider “rough” fish.
Bowfin fish species held by professor Soloman David. October 2021
10.26.2021
by Lela Nargi
Piles of organized compost next to green field in Vermont during the summer. October 2021
Vermont law banning food waste leads to more compost—and “separation” anxiety
Piles of organized compost next to green field in Vermont during the summer. October 2021
10.25.2021
by Katherine Cusumano
Dick Boushey, owner of Boushey Vineyards in the Yakima Valley, harvests grapes. Boushey has been growing wine grapes in Yakima and Benton counties for more than 40 years. October 2021
Washington wineries considering dramatic changes for climate change
Dick Boushey, owner of Boushey Vineyards in the Yakima Valley, harvests grapes. Boushey has been growing wine grapes in Yakima and Benton counties for more than 40 years. October 2021
10.19.2021
by John Stang/Crosscut
Pineview Reservoir in Utah’s Ogden Valley fell to a quarter full in August. One water district in the valley has blocked new hookups for developers to save its scarce supply for existing users. October 2021
Drought-stricken Western towns say no to developers
Pineview Reservoir in Utah’s Ogden Valley fell to a quarter full in August. One water district in the valley has blocked new hookups for developers to save its scarce supply for existing users. October 2021
10.14.2021
by Alex Brown
Field technician Haile Chase-The Boy collects sweetgrass to later braid. October 2021
Collecting seeds to restore prairie grasslands
Field technician Haile Chase-The Boy collects sweetgrass to later braid. October 2021
10.07.2021
by Kylie Mohr / High Country News
Wild goats forage for vegetation at a pasture scorched by the July 31th brush fire next to Waikoloa Villiage.
Climate change is a big problem for farmers in Hawaii
Wild goats forage for vegetation at a pasture scorched by the July 31th brush fire next to Waikoloa Villiage.
10.04.2021
by Jessica Terrell
A duck flying over the water with its wings reflecting and a satellite attached to its back. September 2021v
Avian flu poses a billion-dollar threat to the poultry industry. Tracking wild waterfowl may be part of the solution.
A duck flying over the water with its wings reflecting and a satellite attached to its back. September 2021v
09.29.2021
by Jessica Fu