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iowa's proactive drought plan
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Iowa's new drought plan seeks to increase monitoring and proactive mitigation

The plan calls for a more than $1 million project to monitor groundwater and to better prepare for dry spells, especially in northwest Iowa.
Causes
eat more microbial protein
Jim Germond

Why we should eat more microbial protein

The meat alternative slashes emissions and deforestation risk, but it still requires a hefty amount of energy to produce.
Impacts
Beekeepers using tracking devices on hives

Beekeepers using tracking devices to protect precious hives

For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers who need the insects to pollinate the state's most valuable crop.

Impacts
Colorado River crisis

The Colorado River is in crisis. The Walton family is pushing a solution.

The first-ever official shortage on the Colorado River has intensified a debate over how to provide water for 40 million people across the Southwest and irrigate fields of thirsty crops. No voice is more influential than that of the Walton family, billionaire heirs to the Walmart fortune.
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microbial soil health

How healthy is a farm's soil? Check how active its microbes are

Researchers developed a probe that could help farmers better understand their land by measuring the electric current from the tiny creatures in the dirt.
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water crisis on Oregon-California border
apnews.com

Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border

Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned Wednesday they will get a tiny fraction of the water they need.

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Kenya maps first 'Climate Atlas' to battle future food losses

Kenya maps first 'Climate Atlas' to battle future food losses

Climate change is taking a toll across east Africa and increasingly erratic weather is becoming commonplace in countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Uganda and Ethiopia.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
EPA Environmental Justice

Why Michael Regan backed down on environmental justice promises

Kamala Harris climate change

Young voters question Kamala Harris' climate stance as election nears

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CLIMATE
Hurricane Helene post-landfall impacts

Massive storm Helene poses catastrophic risks across the Southeast

Southern California wildfire

Southern California faces a growing wildfire threat but remains unprepared