Agriculture

Biggest Food Companies Struggle to Lower Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

"Some of the country’s biggest food companies are making a small dent in their greenhouse gas emissions, but most are failing to make substantial and critical reductions, even as consumers and government regulators are pushing harder for them to do so."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/25/2024

"How Colorado Cowboys and Conservationists Joined Forces to Stop Drilling"

"The drilling leases in a pristine corner of Colorado seemed like a done deal. But then an unlikely alliance of cowboys and environmentalists emerged. And things changed."

Source: NYTimes, 09/20/2024

"Ranchers Are Using Toxic Herbicides to Clear Forests in Brazil"

"A destructive cocktail of herbicides, including a key compound in the lethal defoliant Agent Orange, is being used to chemically deforest huge areas of Brazil as ranchers there seek new, less detectable ways to clear forests for grazing cattle."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/20/2024

Could Beef Be the Route to a Bird Flu Pandemic?

What goes on the backyard grill may be an important environmental story for any number of reasons. But as the latest TipSheet points out, one especially worrying one at the moment is the possibility that avian flu could jump species and create a public health crisis. Here’s what we know right now, along with story ideas and reporting resources.

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"Environmental Groups Face Off With EPA to Control Manure Pollution"

"For the third time in two decades the Environmental Protection Agency appeared in federal Appellate Court this week to defend its admittedly flawed approach to regulating the billions of pounds of manure running off into the nation’s waters from large industrial animal feeding operations."

Source: Circle of Blue, 09/19/2024

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