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Cow farts and livestock dangerous for climate change: Bill Gates

Vehicles and carbon emissions is a story as old as the industrial revolution, but nobody’s thinking…

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Sinema, Manchin pump the brakes on a proposed fee for methane emissions, the second largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions

Democrats are trying to negotiate with members who have outright opposed or expressed reservations …

Morgan Keith   


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Being vegetarian can help you save the world, according to UN

“Some dietary choices require more land and water and cause more emissions of heat-trapping …

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Our food system accounts for a whopping 37% of greenhouse-gas emissions, a UN report found. But it could also offer a solution to the climate crisis.

In the fight to keep global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius - the goal of the …

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The world's largest pork producer just pledged to reduce its emissions by 4.4 million tons

Smithfield collaborated with the Environmental Defense Fund in setting the goal, which is based on …

Dana Varinsky   


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McDonald's wants to make flatulent cows less of a problem for the environment

A McDonald's meat supplier will use a new corn feed that could reduce the environmental impact of r…

Alex Bitter   


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This Swedish burger chain is pushing customers away from beef

Max Burgers' climate strategy is an outlier in the fast food industry, where chains have been quick…

Catherine Boudreau   


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Landfills are spewing even more methane into the atmosphere than we thought

Landfills are thought to be the third-largest source of methane emissions in the US.

Catherine Boudreau   


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This is the first Super Bowl powered by 100% renewable energy

A sprawling solar farm in the Nevada desert will bring enough power to Allegiant Stadium during the…

Catherine Boudreau   


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A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, a new report finds

An investigation by ProPublica found that some farming families in California use massive amounts o…

Maiya Focht   


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Bill Gates just invested in a startup that's trying to stop cows from burping and farting so much

Australia's Rumin8 is developing seaweed-based feed that would cut methane — a byproduct of the foo…

Huileng Tan   


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Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk

Farmers in Thailand saw their crops wither and mourned the loss of livestock that perished unde…

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On a former cotton plantation in Louisiana, a Black farmers' cooperative is reclaiming the land and money their ancestors lost

In the 20th century, Black farmers in the US lost 90% of their land. New initiatives like Jubilee J…

Trisha Gopal   


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Cargill ingredients are probably in every meal you eat. That makes the company's environmental goals a big deal.

Cargill is shaping how the world eats and you've likely never heard of it. Pilar Cruz, the company'…

Catherine Boudreau   


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Agriculture produces more methane than oil and gas, making it a focus in reducing warming temperatures. Here are some of the best solutions.

Domestic livestock and manure produce more than 30% of the methane in the US. Cutting emissions has…

Karen K. Ho