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Causes
Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s
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Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s

The pork industry shifted dramatically over the past three decades. A USDA report tracks how the industry moved away from small operations to CAFOs, production contracts and specialization.

Solutions
Satellites, maps and the flow of cattle
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Satellites, maps and the flow of cattle: Brazilian solutions for reducing deforestation are already in use

Complete tracking of the cattle supply chain from calving to slaughter would guarantee that the beef produced in the Amazon is untainted by illegal deforestation.

Causes
BlackRock’s $400m stake in Amazon meatpackers
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BlackRock’s $400m stake in Amazon meatpackers defies sustainability cred

Wall Street fund manager BlackRock administers $408 million in shares in the three largest Brazilian meatpackers operating in the Amazon today.

Causes
Green’ financiers still support Amazon beef industry

All talk, no walk: ‘Green’ financiers still support Amazon beef industry

Financial institutions and fund managers who have otherwise committed to going green are still funding the sector most responsible for deforestation.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Basel’s green roof revolution: an image of buildings with plants growing on the rooftops.

Basel’s green roof revolution is creating a thriving urban ecosystem

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Major fossil fuel companies linked to half of global carbon emissions

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Nonprofits still blocked from $20 billion in climate funds amid investigations

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

CLIMATE
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Scientists fight back against funding cuts and policy threats

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Texas oil boom fuels prosperity but leaves a deadly toll on workers and roads