Climate Food and Agriculture
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![Farmer standing in corn field affected by drought]()
![Farmer standing in corn field affected by drought]()
Extreme weather is destroying more crops. Taxpayers are footing the bill.
Climate change is straining agricultural insurance systems in the US.
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![Machinery and pipeline materials]()
![Machinery and pipeline materials]()
Pipelines keep robbing the land long after the bulldozers leave
A flurry of new research shows the long-term effects of pipelines on crop yields.
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![Indiana solar panels]()
![Indiana solar panels]()
The country’s biggest solar farm is coming to one of the coal-friendliest states
How one small farming community in Indiana came to embrace a massive solar project.
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![The McDonald's golden arches]()
![The McDonald's golden arches]()
Beyond greenwashing: How chain restaurants could actually address their climate pollution
Step one is changing the menu.
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![Man looking at landscape with illustrated wind turbines]()
![Man looking at landscape with illustrated wind turbines]()
To get rural Americans involved in climate crisis, see them for who they are
Despite stereotypes, there's really only one characteristic they all share: They hate being told what to do.
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![Northern Illinois Food Bank]()
![Northern Illinois Food Bank]()
Food banks are struggling to fill their shelves, and it’s not just supply chain issues
Climate change, inflation, and price gouging are also at play.
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![Interior of restaurant Eleven Madison Park in New York City]()
![Interior of restaurant Eleven Madison Park in New York City]()
I might have eaten the meal of the future. It cost $270 and left me hungry.
Daniel Humm is trying to change the taste of luxury at Eleven Madison Park in New York.
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![A person holds a burger at an outdoor restaurant.]()
![A person holds a burger at an outdoor restaurant.]()
46% of people say they don’t need to change their habits for the climate
The burgers at COP26 hint at a limited appetite for behavior change.
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![A view of recently cleared land for palm oil plantations]()
![A view of recently cleared land for palm oil plantations]()
More than 100 countries agree: It’s time to end deforestation
Together they represent more than 85 percent of the world's forests
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![A cargo ship goes through the water and a field.]()
![A cargo ship goes through the water and a field.]()
Can farm waste help clean up the world’s dirty cargo ships?
The shipping giant Maersk is betting on bio-methanol.
