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Pittsburgh native Tom Vilsack on course to reprise his role as agriculture secretary
www.post-gazette.com

Pittsburgh native Tom Vilsack on course to reprise his role as agriculture secretary

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Pittsburgh native Tom Vilsack, who served as Agriculture secretary for both terms of the Obama administration, to once again lead the department.

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Biden could fight factory farming
www.vox.com

Joe Biden could fight factory farming even without Congress

Biden’s agriculture secretary could confront factory farms, or coddle them.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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California struggles to electrify trucks as Trump administration blocks state rules

Rare earth mining toxic pollution

The hidden cost of powering your phone might be someone else’s cancer

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Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
Solar panels installed on a rolling hill.

China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

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Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system