New Flu Spilling Over From Cows To People In U.S. Should We Worry?
"In 2011, a farmer in Oklahoma had a bunch of sick pigs. The animals had what looked like the flu."
Source: NPR, 03/29/2023
Agriculture
2023 Gathering Goes Big in Boise
The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference is back to Boise, two-and-a-half years after the first attempt to meet in the mountainous Northwestern state was sidetracked by the COVID pandemic. Co-chairs Tom Michael and Christy George outline the rich schedule of plenaries, panels, tours and other events that are drawing record interest to the April 19-23 program.
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Worry And Suspicion Reign As Once-Dry Tulare Lake Drowns Calif. Farmland
"Thousands of acres of cropland have been inundated in this heavily farmed swath of the San Joaquin Valley. And the water just keeps rising."
Source: LA Times, 03/27/2023
"Paraquat, the Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture, Goes on Trial"
"Amid lawsuits filed by thousands of farmers linking the herbicide to Parkinson’s disease, the EPA is reconsidering its analysis of paraquat’s risks."
Source: Civil Eats, 03/27/2023
"Big Sky Bison Battles Spell Trouble For Haaland"
"While Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to restore more bison across the country, Yellowstone’s famous herd suffered through one of the deadliest winters on record, with the animals easy prey for hunters as they sauntered across the park’s northern border in search of food."
Source: E&E News, 03/23/2023
"Why Americans Should Eat Lentils Every Day"
"While start-ups scramble to engineer a sustainable protein, from lab-grown meat to fake burgers, lentils are a ready solution, one with a proven record."
Source: Washington Post, 03/22/2023
"Report: 43,000 Estimated Dead In Somalia Drought Last Year"
"A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s longest drought on record last year and half of them likely were children under 5 years old."
Source: AP, 03/21/2023
"China's Mekong Dams Turn Thai Fishing Villages Into 'Ghost Towns'"
"From February to April each year, Kam Thon spends most of her days knee-deep in the waters of the Mekong River by her village in northern Thailand, gathering river weed to sell and cook at home."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 03/21/2023
"Judge Halts Biden Administration Waters Rule in Texas, Idaho"
"A federal court judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s waters of the US, or WOTUS, rule late Sunday. The injunction applies only to Texas and Idaho. The 2023 WOTUS rule takes effect Monday in the rest of the country and determines which waters and wetlands receive federal protection under the Clean Water Act."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/21/2023
Why the 2023 Farm Bill Will Actually Be an Environmental Story — and a Huge One
A massive farm bill soon to emerge for debate in Congress will have enormous implications for the environment beat, affecting natural resources, environmental health and climate, not to mention food production and public health. Backgrounder lays out some of the key issues expected to be taken up in the twice-a-decade measure and provides resources for ongoing coverage.
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