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Brazil wildfires damage sugarcane crops
Burning fields have sparked concerns over the global sugar supply, a shortage that would have far-reaching repercussions. Source:...
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Sep 13, 20241 min read
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Vermont Still Allows Farmers to Spread Contaminated Sludge on Fields
Tougher regulations are intended to limit the practice, but regulators say other disposal options have risks, too. The sewage sludge can...
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Sep 13, 20241 min read
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Why Are US Agricultural Emissions Dropping?
The EPA’s annual emissions report points to declines in cattle numbers and fertilizer use, data that could inform major climate events...
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Sep 12, 20241 min read
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Big banks pressed to stop financing livestock production over climate concerns
An open letter singles out JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and other institutions for their support of food giants like JBS,...
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Sep 12, 20241 min read
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‘Compostable’ Bag Likely Not What It Claims to Be
If you’re throwing your purportedly compostable HippoSak produce bag in the home compost bin, you should probably stop. Source: Voice of...
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Sep 10, 20241 min read
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EPA orders Vermont to change how the state regulates some farms
Flaws in the current system "are preventing Vermont from adequately controlling phosphorus discharges from confined animal feeding...
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Sep 10, 20241 min read
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EPA awards $15M to research how PFAS contaminate food and farmland
The grants, which will fund studies to reduce the impact of "forever chemicals" on crops and livestock, come as a group of farmers sue...
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Sep 9, 20241 min read
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