Emily Makowski

From avocado drinks to repurposed lard: Using creativity and culture change to tackle Philly food waste
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From avocado drinks to repurposed lard: Using creativity and culture change to tackle Philly food waste

Nearly 20 percent of people in Philadelphia are food insecure. We visited the researchers, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs changing this by rethinking food waste.

PHILADELPHIA—Sheetal Bahirat was making a big batch of guacamole when she realized her leftover avocado seeds were food waste.

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What climate change means for globe-traveling Saharan dust
Saharan dust blows over the Atlantic Ocean in 2016. (Credit: NASA)
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What climate change means for globe-traveling Saharan dust

Reddish-brown spots show up on cars after a brief rain shower. A ring of mud appears in a white bucket put outside to collect rainfall. Sunsets might look more vivid, but the sky is hazier.

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Soggy springs, scorching summers: Higher temperatures taking toll on US staple crops
Donn Teske, president of the Kansas Farmers Union. (Credit: NCR-SARE/flickr)
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Soggy springs, scorching summers: Higher temperatures taking toll on US staple crops

Donn Teske has fully planted his 900-acre farm for the season, and now, like other farmers, he'll hope the rest of the season cooperates.

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

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