Report: Fertilizer responsible for more than 20 percent of total ...
WEBNov 1, 2021 · As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) gets underway in Glasgow, a new report finds that synthetic nitrogen fertilizers are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought, outpacing even the commercial aviation industry. The report, from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Greenpeace and GRAIN, urges a swift transition toward more sustainable food ...
Report: agriculture runoff is leading cause of water pollution in the …
WEBMar 20, 2022 · A water experts group found that half of the rivers and streams in the U.S. are too polluted to fish or swim in, and agriculture is often to blame. The report criticizes the weak and outdated regulations for farm runoff, and …
The battle to control America’s ‘most destructive’ species: feral pigs
WEBMar 26, 2021 · Feral pigs are ecological zombies that eat almost anything and can adapt to live almost anywhere. They cause billions of dollars in damage every year and are hard to control with conventional methods. Learn how ecologists and ranchers are trying to …
What needs to change in America’s food system
WEBApr 29, 2020 · If the current coronavirus crisis tells us one thing, it’s that people need a steady, reliable, adequate income to survive and that our current food system depends on vast numbers of people who do not have that: farmworkers, grocery store workers, packing plant workers, meatpacking workers, restaurant workers, delivery workers.
Growing tobacco in the United States no longer makes sense
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · In March 2003, a North Carolina tobacco farmer named Dwight Watson drove his tractor all the way north to Washington, D.C., parked it in the middle of the pond in an area called Constitution Gardens, and began a two-day standoff, during which he threatened to blow himself up and made references to another standoff at Ruby Ridge.The American flag above his cab flew upside down.
A pillar of the climate-smart agriculture movement is on shaky …
WEBGiven all this, some scientists are raising alarms that billions of dollars are flowing toward supposed solutions that may do little or nothing for the climate, potentially misleading consumers and the public while delaying real climate action.. Indiana University’s Novick says that, even if measurements do find more carbon in fields after cover-cropping, it’s not clear that carbon came ...
What is the Farm Bill and why does it matter?
WEBBy Bridget Huber, June 12, 2018. Every five years or so, Congress takes up a massive piece of legislation known as the farm bill, which covers everything from supporting farmers to ensuring that those short of food don’t go hungry.
Why America’s food-security crisis is a water-security crisis, too
WEBAccurate data are essential to closing the water gap because food insecurity increases the probability of water insecurity. In a study published last July in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Young, Rosinger and a third co-author tracked 13 years’ worth of tap water avoidance among more than 31,000 U.S. residents.They found that people who didn’t drink their tap water ...
Epic floods in Pacific Northwest revive long-running dispute over …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · A river in ‘grave danger’ The November flood turned Washington’s Lummi Indian Reservation into a swampy island. “It was the worst flooding that I’ve seen,” Lisa Wilson, a Lummi Nation Council member, told me in a call from her car between meetings.
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WEBTeresa Cotsirilos covers food systems, labor, and climate change in the Western US. Her work has been published by the New York Times, Reveal, NPR, Snap Judgment, the California Report Magazine, PRI’s The World and other outlets. Prior to joining FERN’s team, Teresa was a senior producer at WorldAffairs, a global politics show co-produced by World Affairs with KQED.
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