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Conservationist Warns 'Unnoticed Apocalypse' of Insects 'Should Set Alarms Ringing'
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As Fires Rage in World's Largest Rainforest, NASA Warns 'Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A fire burns in brazil
One scientist said that "if this continues, the forest may no longer be able to sustain itself," which would seriously hamper efforts to limit global temperature rise and avert climate catastrophe.
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Scientists Demand 'Paradigm Shift' After Study Shows 'Frightening' Decline of Insects and Spiders
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"A decline on that scale over a period of just 10 years came as a complete...
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To Combat Dishonest Marketing, New 'Farm vs. Factory' Website Contrasts Industrial and Sustainable Agriculture
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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The educational website was launched by U.S. nonprofit Food & Water Watch,...
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Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria
New Study Warns 5 Billion People Could Face Higher Risk of Climate-Related Coastal Storms, Water Pollution, and Crop Losses by 2050
The North American Meat Institute filed suit on Friday to stop California's Proposition 12.
Big Meat Files Suit to Stop California Measure Improving Animal Welfare
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visits The World Dairy Expo and holds a stakeholder townhall in Madison, Wisconsin, October 1, 2019.
'Unacceptable': Family Farms, Ag Advocates Hit Back After Sec Perdue Says Small Dairy Farms Destined to Die
New Research Warns Severe Climate-Related Droughts Could Threaten 60% of Global Wheat Crop by 2100
A photo from Mercy for Animals drone investigation of Amazon deforestation.
'The Future of Earth Is at Risk': New Drone Footage of Deforestation in Amazon Shows Cost of Meat Industry
New Report Details 10 'Critical Transitions' to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Feed the World
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Trump Rollback of Key EPA Water Protection Rule Denounced as 'Callous' and 'Immoral' Giveaway to Big Polluters
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee
Sixth Installment of Jay Inslee's Climate Plan Champions Regenerative Farming and Massive Investment in Rural America
A protester holds dead bees
Bolsonaro Greenlights New Pesticides Even as Advocates Mourn Half Billion Dead Bees in Brazil
A coyote returns for the last scraps of a road killed pronghorn.
After Public Outcry, Trump EPA Reverses Approval for Using 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife
This image obtained through a FOIA request by the Center for Biological Diversity shows a dead wolf or coyote near a poison sign in New Mexico.
Trump Administration Reauthorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife
Critics Say Monsanto's Spying and Intimidation Operation Exposes Company's 'Toxic Corporate Culture' and Threatens Journalists' Rights

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