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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.
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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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Dirt to Soil: Proving the Power of Regenerative Agriculture

Expert BlogArohi Sharma
In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown proves that trusting “plant and soil intelligence,” using the nutrients available in different crops, and embracing regenerative agriculture practices can save him money, plan for the long-term, build his farm's resilience, and transform the…

Post-Florence: Return to Normal for Big Ag but Not Neighbors

Expert BlogValerie Baron
As the residents of North Carolina begin the long process of recovery, our thoughts are with the people whose health and well-being are endangered because of this storm. State and federal governments must do everything in their power to help…

EPA Won't Protect Our Kids. Will California?

Expert BlogAllison Johnson, Miriam Rotkin-Ellman
The EPA will fight to keep the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos in the fields and on our food, at the expense of children’s health. It's time for California to step up!

Global Climate Action Summit: More Feast, Less Food Waste

Expert BlogElizabeth Balkan, Andrea Collins
At the Global Climate Action Summit, a group of state leaders and city mayors from around the world, representatives from food businesses, and innovation financers joined together to discuss the climate opportunity of minimizing food waste.

Florence Increases Manure Lagoon & Coal Ash Threat

Expert BlogValerie Baron, Becky Hammer
In addition to potentially record-setting winds and rain putting residents in immediate danger, the storm also threatens to compound risks that frontline communities in North Carolina face every day from two environmental threats: industrial animal production facilities, also known as…

Big Ag’s Unwinnable Arms Race

Expert BlogDr. Sylvia Fallon
Glyphosate, a toxic herbicide, is under attack. But it’s not enough to develop “better” chemical weapons in our war against crop-killing weeds. We need to rethink our entire battlefield strategy.

Court Sides with Science, Children’s Health on Chlorpyrifos

Expert BlogMiriam Rotkin-Ellman
After decades of advocacy and thousands of scientific studies, chlorpyrifos—the toxic pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—may finally be headed to the history books, with a court ruling the EPA must finalize its proposed ban within 60 days.

What Would a Monsanto–Bayer Merger Really Grow?

Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
It would boost our dependence on pesticides, seed costs for small farmers, grocery bills for American families, and population losses for butterflies and bees.