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“If we continue on this trajectory, ecosystems will be unable to provide natural insurance in the face of climate change-induced impacts on food, water, and infrastructure.”
read more“If we continue on this trajectory, ecosystems will be unable to provide natural insurance in the face of climate change-induced impacts on food, water, and infrastructure.”
read moreI’ve been a cereal killer all my life. I eat it nearly every day for breakfast, and I often eat it at night, too, for a snack.
read moreWorkers are getting injured, but the Department of Agriculture says their safety is not its responsibility.
read moreWe used to think microplastics stayed in a fish’s guts. Chilling new research suggests the tiny particles migrate into its flesh.
read more“Happy hour” at the S-market store in the working-class neighborhood of Vallila happens far from the liquor aisles and isn’t exactly convivial.
read moreAnd the same land can produce loads of food and electricity simultaneously.
read moreAgency proposes to allow industrial ocean fish farm discharge of untreated fish waste and other toxins directly into Gulf of Mexico
read moreFor a century, the industry has used fumigants to farm berries year-round.
read moreAmericans tend to think of seaweed as the stuff that gets stuck to your legs when you go swimming at the beach—not a food that’s highly nutritious, easy to grow, and beneficial to ocean ecosystems.
read moreEarlier this month, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a dire report highlighting the enormous environmental impact of agriculture. But the report also pointed to a clear way for us to feed more mouths without causing more planetary destruction: We can stop wasting food.
read moreLand degradation represents “one of the biggest and most urgent challenges” that humanity faces.
read moreDrug-resistant infections from food are growing. But powerful industry interests are blocking scientists and investigators from getting information they need to combat the problem.
read moreHere’s what happened when farmers started using a new class of insecticides.
read moreDemand for plant-based protein is driving rapid growth, while crops like corn and soy stagnate.
read morePeople in El Rosario live on the edge of hunger, not knowing if the next harvest will come. Climate change is a driving force of food insecurity.
read moreWandering through the grocery store, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the numerous brands and health claims on the dozens of sugar substitutes.
read moreFirst-of-its-kind legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing plant-based school food advances in state Senate
read moreOften agricultural and environmental interests can be at odds. On the northern Great Plains, though, ranchers increasingly find that restoring native grasslands can benefit cattle and wildlife alike.
read moreUrban food gardens are popping up all over the world, and with good cause: as food prices continue to rise and the very real issues of GMO contamination become more apparent, many people are realizing how important it is to be self-sufficient as far as food production is concerned.
read moreStuart and Cedar Anderson come from a long line of beekeeping, but the father and son duo are revolutionizing the beekeeping world with their own invention, the Flow Hive.
read moreAs bee populations decline, a major victory for pollinators in Vermont
read moreThere are more food brands owned by Monsanto than you think. We’ll tell you who they are, and why you should avoid them.
read moreEAST OROSI, Calif. — Water is a currency in California, and the low-income farmworkers who pick the Central Valley’s crops know it better than anyone. They labor in the region’s endless orchards, made possible by sophisticated irrigation systems, but at home their faucets spew toxic water tainted by arsenic and fertilizer chemicals.
read moreNew research links carbon emissions from the major oil and gas producers to dangerous changes in the oceans’ chemistry
read moreA jury awarded a California couple a stunning $2 billion.
read moreFar-reaching global assessment details how humanity is undermining the very foundations of the natural world
read moreGlobalization is making it harder to identify and trace outbreaks of foodborne illness. Technology can help, but consumers may also have to rethink their food choices.
read moreBut recent studies underscore the need for us to dial back our burger habit.
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