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![Rows of solar panels soak in sunlight in a corn field.]()
![Rows of solar panels soak in sunlight in a corn field.]()
Another target of GOP spending cuts: renewables for farmers
A budget proposal in the House could roll back billions for rural clean energy.
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Meet the women working to grow local food systems on U.S. island territories
On island territories, where most food is imported, achieving a level of food sovereignty is becoming more urgent due to climate change.
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![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
At last, states reach a Colorado River deal: Pay farmers not to farm
The Biden administration has temporarily resolved a dire water crisis — with help from a wet winter.
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![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool
As wildfires intensify, so does the fight over a fire retardant.
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![A tractor approaches garden waste at a compost center in England]()
![A tractor approaches garden waste at a compost center in England]()
A simple way to prevent heaps of methane pollution: Composting
A new study says the practice could slash landfill emissions by as much as 84 percent.
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![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
Despite what you may think, ethanol isn’t dead yet
The biofuel's bipartisan support isn't about science, but politics.
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![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
Midwestern leaders want to sell ethanol in summer despite smog risks
Ethanol was sold for years as a “climate-friendly” fuel, but research says it could harm the planet and your health.
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![Research ecologist Ted Kennedy drives his boat along the Colorado River as the Glen Canyon Dam is seen in the background.]()
![Research ecologist Ted Kennedy drives his boat along the Colorado River as the Glen Canyon Dam is seen in the background.]()
Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?
For the Biden administration to stabilize the river, one of the two states will have to lose big.
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![Collage of farmer standing in field with computer chip pattern beneath the crops]()
![Collage of farmer standing in field with computer chip pattern beneath the crops]()
In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland
To lure chipmakers, the state's lawmakers voted to roll back 50-year-old restrictions on urban growth.
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![A big field of California crops basks in sunshine]()
![A big field of California crops basks in sunshine]()
The next farm bill could be a historic climate law – if Congress can agree on it
Will the legislation help turn agriculture, a climate problem, into a climate solution?
