Circle of Blue
JULY 22, 2025
Honing in” on agriculture Kentucky, the only state with a higher cancer incidence than Iowa, historically has also ranked first in adult smoking , which is considered as having a major role in the state’s high cancer rates. We’re honing in on the agriculture side of things.” Agriculture contributes an estimated $159.5
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
by Nell Green Nylen and Molly Bruce Water scarcity is a growing problem for agriculture and ecosystems across the U.S. What happens to water after someone diverts (withdraws) it from a natural surface water or groundwater source, such as a stream or aquifer, to irrigate an agricultural field?
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Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 29, 2024
It would be comprehensive in its scope, including the climate, environmental, and radiological effects of nuclear war and how these would impact public health, global social and economic systems, agriculture, and ecosystems over periods of days, weeks, and decades. What role should scientists play in nuclear weapons policy?
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
In fact, in the open letter published last week, there is a dire warning that a weakening AMOC “would potentially threaten the viability of agriculture in northwestern Europe.” Globally, the circulation of the atmosphere, which governs where weather patterns set up, would change in intensity. How likely is this scenario? We hope so.
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 3, 2025
At its core, the ongoing Greenbelt scandal is about the government stripping away permanent protection from Greenbelt land at the request of sprawl developers, all while falsely representing the removals (and other opening of farmland, forests and wetlands to sprawl) as part of a strategy to increase housing supply.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 27, 2024
On December 26, the Department of Agriculture announced the investment of $10,215,541 to purchase development rights for 2,842 acres on 31 farms in 13 counties, protecting them from future residential or commercial development. Visit Agricultures Farmland Preservation webpage to learn more about this program.
Circle of Blue
JULY 24, 2025
The MDM also tracks how sediment, vital to agricultural productivity and ecosystem health, is being trapped behind dams. In Laos, the Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams are obstructing the fish migration routes that once connected the Tonle Sap to tributaries across the basin. Now we have time to secure our boats and move livestock.”
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