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N. American Farmers Profit As Consumers Push Food Business To Go Green [1]

"Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a few of the changes North American farmers are making as the food industry strives to go green. The changes are enabling some farmers to earn extra money from industry giants like Cargill, Nutrien and Anheuser-Busch."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Food [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [10], 12/03/2020
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Once-Ignored Promises to Tribes Could Change Environmental Landscape [11]

"If Native treaty rights had been honored, the natural landscape of the U.S. might look very different today."

Agriculture [2]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [7]
Forests [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Stateline [20], 12/02/2020
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"An Unusual Snack For Cows, A Powerful Fix For Climate" [21]

"Feeding them seaweed slashes the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere"

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Food [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [22], 11/30/2020
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"Men Sentenced For Cooking Chicken In Yellowstone Hot Spring" [23]

"Three tourists boiled dinner in national park, leading to fines, a ban and some apt puns"

Food [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [24], 11/11/2020
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"Long-Banned Toxics Are Still Accumulating In Great Lakes Birds" [25]

"Decades ago several bird species in the Great Lakes—including the iconic bald eagle—faced an uncertain future because toxic chemicals were threatening their populations. While several bans and policies have offered some protection, the same chemicals threatening these birds 60 years ago continue to accumulate in their bodies—and new chemical threats are adding to their toxic burdens, according to two new studies."

Chemicals [26]
Environmental Health [6]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [7]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: EHN [29], 10/15/2020
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No Inspection: "States Ignore Lead-Contaminated Meat In Food Banks" [30]

"Hunter-donated meat provides crucial protein to US food banks. But an EHN investigation found a lack of oversight that could result in potentially hundreds of thousands of lead-contaminated meals this year."

Chemicals [26]
Environmental Justice [12]
Food [7]
Wildlife [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: EHN [31], 10/15/2020
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Time To Flip the Ocean Script — From Victim to Solution [32]

The narrative around the ocean should become a more hopeful one, argues former NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco. As evidence at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ recent virtual conference, Lubchenco cites a top-level international analysis that suggests the ocean can play a positive role in everything from reducing climate change to securing the future of food. Find out more.

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Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [35]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [7]
Government [36]
Health [37]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Policy [38]
Pollution [27]
Science [39]
Transportation [40]
Waste [41]
Water & Oceans [18]
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National (U.S.) [9]
International [42]
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"Young Whales Looking To Dine Flock To Waters Off NYC" [43]

"If you’re young and hungry, the place to go is New York City — even if you weigh 25 tons and have a blowhole."

Biodiversity [44]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [7]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [19]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: AP [46], 10/08/2020
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Dems Ask Why CDC Softened Report on Virus Safety at SD Meat Plant [47]

"A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about safety procedures at a meatpacking plant whose workers were falling ill at an alarming rate early on in the pandemic is raising new questions from Democrats about possible political interference at the agency."

Disasters [48]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [35]
Food [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [39]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [49], 10/01/2020
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These Everyday Toxics May Be Hurting Pregnant Women and Their Babies [50]

"PFAS, industrial chemicals used to waterproof jackets and grease-proof fast-food containers, may disrupt pregnancy with lasting effects."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Food [7]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [51], 09/24/2020
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