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Farmers Restoring Hawaii’s Ancient Food Forests That Once Fed An Island [1]

"Maui is a hub for GMO research but Indigenous farmers are trying to bring back the abundant and thriving landscapes of their ancestors for Hawaiians who took only what they needed."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 06/20/2022
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"Court Sends EPA Back To Work On Glyphosate Cancer Finding" [9]

"A federal appeals court today scrapped a 2020 EPA finding on the human health impacts of a chemical at the center of a pending Supreme Court petition on cancer risk from the popular Roundup weedkiller."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [13], 06/20/2022
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"Not Just for the Birds: Avian Influenza Is Also Felling Wild Mammals" [14]

"As a new version of bird flu spread through North America this spring, scientists began finding the virus in red foxes, bobcats and other mammals."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [16], 06/20/2022
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"House Passes Bill To End Restrictions On Higher-Ethanol Fuels" [17]

"The House of Representatives on Thursday passed an omnibus appropriations bill aimed at addressing spiraling fuel costs by further expanding the availability of higher-ethanol fuel blends."

Agriculture [2]
Consumer [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [21], 06/17/2022
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More Than 20 Million US Farm Animals Die On Way To Abattoir Every Year [22]

"Tens of millions of farm animals in the US are dying before they can be slaughtered, according to a Guardian investigation exposing the deadly conditions under which animals are transported around the country."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Transportation [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [23], 06/15/2022
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Supreme Court Winds Up for Another Swing at Clean Water Act [24]

In a second Issue Backgrounder looking at major environmental questions before the U.S. Supreme Court, SEJournal considers the long-standing controversy about the definition of “waters of the United States.” The Clean Water Act case, which the high court could (re)decide during its next term, would have profound environmental and economic implications. The latest Backgrounder wades into the issue.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Environmental Politics [26]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Government [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"The Race Against Time To Breed A Wheat To Survive The Climate Crisis" [30]

"Scientists are testing forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those with heat- and drought-tolerant traits".

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [31]
Food [32]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [33]
Source: Guardian [34], 06/13/2022
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California Fire Season Made Dangerous By Drought, Water Restrictions [35]

"Southern California is facing a potentially treacherous wildfire season this year, as climate change, drought and extreme heat conspire to bake vegetation and prime the landscape for burning, officials say."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [31]
Disasters [36]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [6]
California [37]
Source: LA Times [38], 06/13/2022
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"‘We Buried Him and Kept Walking’: Children Die as Somalis Flee Hunger" [39]

"The worst drought in four decades and a sharp rise in food prices caused by the war in Ukraine have left almost half of Somalia’s people facing acute food shortages."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [31]
Disasters [36]
Food [32]
Military [40]
Public [6]
Africa [41]
Source: NYTimes [42], 06/13/2022
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"What Are Millets And Can They Help Create Global Food Security?" [43]

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?"

Agriculture [2]
Disasters [36]
Food [32]
Public [6]
International [33]
Source: DW [44], 06/10/2022
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/farmers-restoring-hawaii-s-ancient-food-forests-once-fed-island [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/alaska-and-hawaii [8] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/17/hawaii-traditional-farming-methods-ancient-food-forests [9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/court-sends-epa-back-work-glyphosate-cancer-finding [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [12] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [13] https://www.eenews.nepes/court-sends-epa-back-to-work-on-glyphosate-cancer-finding/ [14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/not-just-birds-avian-influenza-also-felling-wild-mammals [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [16] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/18/health/avian-flu-h5n1-foxes.html [17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/house-passes-bill-end-restrictions-higher-ethanol-fuels [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [21] https://thehill.com/policy/3526262-house-passes-bill-to-end-restrictions-on-higher-ethanol-fuels-amid-spiraling-gas-prices/ [22] https://www.sej.org/headlines/more-20-million-us-farm-animals-die-way-abattoir-every-year [23] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/15/more-than-20-million-farm-animals-die-on-way-to-abattoir-in-us-every-year [24] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/supreme-court-winds-another-swing-clean-water-act [25] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [30] https://www.sej.org/headlines/race-against-time-breed-wheat-survive-climate-crisis [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [33] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [34] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/12/wheat-breeding-climate-crisis-drought-resistant [35] https://www.sej.org/headlines/california-fire-season-made-dangerous-drought-water-restrictions [36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [37] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [38] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-10/california-officials-offer-grim-outlook-for-2022-fire-season [39] https://www.sej.org/headlines/we-buried-him-and-kept-walking-children-die-somalis-flee-hunger [40] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/military [41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/africa [42] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/world/africa/somalia-drought-hunger.html [43] https://www.sej.org/headlines/what-are-millets-and-can-they-help-create-global-food-security-0 [44] https://www.dw.com/en/sustainable-agriculture-ukraine-grain/a-61682721 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=116 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=113 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=114 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=115 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=118 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=119 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=120 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=121 [53] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=372