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A battle is underway over California’s lucrative dairy biogas market
The state is considering changes to a program that has incentivized dairy biogas. Neighbors are pushing for an end to the subsidies.
Hershey, EPA hope new pollution control partnership will be sweet success
Hershey is giving consumers a reason to feel less guilty about indulging in their chocolate passion.
New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow-burp tax plan
The government has proposed a new farm levy as part of a plan to tackle climate change.
How the largest global meat and dairy companies evade climate scrutiny
Professor Jennifer Jacquet examined the top 35 meat and dairy companies—which together, account for a large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions—and found that half aren't even measuring their impact.
A global switch to a plant-based diet would pause emissions for 30 yea
A new study shows how quickly reducing animal farming could unlock ‘negative emissions’ by lowering the amount of methane and nitrous oxide from the air and allowing forests to regenerate.
At an annual sustainability gathering, Big Ag describes its efforts to control the narrative
A report from the floor of the Sustainable Ag Summit, where industry leaders are paying more attention to an ‘anti-meat agenda’ than the climate crisis.
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What’s on the Thanksgiving table in a hotter, drier world?
Wild boar. Kelp salad. Crickets in your pie crust. These are just a few things that may end up on Thanksgiving menus as climate change takes its toll on the planet.
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