Agriculture

"‘Reduced Risk’ Pesticides Are Widespread in California Streams"

"A new generation of pesticides promoted as safe alternatives to compounds shown to endanger the environment and public health are turning up in California streams at toxic levels, researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey report."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/01/2022

"Mexican Town Protects Forest From Avocado Growers, Cartels"

"Regular citizens have taken the fight against illegal logging into their own hands in the pine-covered mountains of western Mexico, where loggers clear entire hillsides for avocado plantations that drain local water supplies and draw drug cartels hungry for extortion money."

Source: AP, 01/31/2022
January 28, 2022

No Water, No Food: How Can Agriculture Respond to the Climate Crisis?

Planet Forward and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) North America invite you to a panel discussion about how ag is approaching water issues, and looks at solutions. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.

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"U.S. Supreme Court Leaves In Place Limits On Higher-Ethanol Fuel Blend"

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an industry group's bid to revive a decision made by the Environmental Protection Agency under former President Donald Trump to allow expanded sales of gasoline that has a higher ethanol blend, called E15."

Source: Reuters, 01/11/2022

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