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Living Planet: Drugs′ heavy eco-footprint | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation | DW | 29.10.2020

It's no secret that drug trafficking and cartel wars cost human lives, but what isn't often talked about is their environmental cost. In an interview, DW reporter Tim Schauenberg explains how drugs are hurting our planet.
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Not in the mood, egrets skipping sex after eating bad fish

Florida's great egrets just aren't in the mood. Blame it on a headache or stomachache caused by eating some bad fish. A University of Florida study found increased mercury exposure is turning egrets off from sex.

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How smog leads to tons of plastic trash

When the air pollution gets particularly bad, office workers in China are more likely to order lunch delivery—millions of meals and tons of plastic waste.
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Parents sue chlorpyrifos makers Corteva, Dow over child’s autism

The farmworker parents of a girl with autism, obesity, and vision problems are suing Dow Chemical Co., Corteva, a California town, and two pesticide application companies, claiming that exposure to the powerful insecticide chlorpyrifos led to her significant health problems.
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Hygiene theater at restaurants is creating endless plastic waste

CDC guidance says eateries should use disposable dishes and cutlery—but most experts think reusables are just fine.
www.motherjones.com

5 reasons to rethink the future of dams

The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
therevelator.org

Greta Thunberg reflects on living through multiple crises in a 'post-truth society'

In an exclusive interview with National Geographic, the teen climate activist considers the successes of the youth climate movement and the challenges it will face.
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Oil drilling, possible fracking planned for Okvanago region—elephants’ last stronghold

Hundreds of oil wells could come to cover a huge expanse in Namibia and Botswana, in what has been called possibly the “largest oil play of the decade.”
www.nationalgeographic.com

Saving caribou and preserving food traditions among Canada's First Nations

A photojournalist documents an unprecedented effort to restore caribou herds that are central to Indigenous foodways.
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Are ‘kidfluencers’ making our kids fat?

Popular YouTube channels often bombard young children with thinly veiled ads for junk food, a new study finds.
www.nytimes.com

How investors are coming up with the green to save the ocean blue

Environmental threats to oceans around the world are prompting innovative new approaches and deals to raise money for rescue efforts.
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What the hell is going on with the Pebble Mine?

It was a roller coaster of a summer for Alaska's most controversial extraction project. In July, it looked all but certain that the salmon-threatening proposal would get its first federal permit. But then things took a surprising turn.
www.outsideonline.com

US says EU’s farm plans risk global famine

American agriculture official complains that EU and UK continue to ‘diss’ the US on its food standards.
www.politico.eu

US EPA revives dicamba registration

Agency green-lights two products previously banned by June court ruling.

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Concerns about the Great Lakes increase, while Ontario loons decrease

Ontario loons are declining, with fewer chicks being born, according to a new study that took four decades and hundreds of researchers.
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EPA allows use of dicamba through 2025, with new restrictions

Environmental groups pledge legal action to challenge the decision.

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Are Democrats missing a fundamental issue for rural voters?

Many rural voters see the Democrats as being sorely out of touch with an issue that resonates deeply in conservative heartland communities: Countering the monopolistic level of corporate power that has emerged in agribusiness over the past 40 years.

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Bailouts not enough to keep ginseng farmers in Wisconsin afloat

Sitting at the nexus of trade wars, bailouts, and elections, farmers in the state—which produces 95 percent of the country’s ginseng crop—are struggling to survive.
civileats.com

The murder hornet hunters of Paris

And other tales of hives and honeybees in the City of Light.
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Indonesia’s ‘militarized agriculture’ raises social, environmental red flags

The Indonesian government's plan for massive crop plantations across the country has raised concerns about community disenfranchisement and the loss of rainforests.

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The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice

Who knew that black licorice had a dark side? A scientist explains when this treat becomes a threat.
theconversation.com

As state investigation continues into contamination at Fairfield dairy farm, nearby resident’s well water found to be contaminated with same chemicals

A connection between the contamination of milk produced at the Tozier Farm, on the Ohio Hill Road in Fairfield, and the contamination of Jerri-Lee Cookson's well, located on her property three miles away, is unconfirmed.
www.centralmaine.com

How the waters off Catalina became a DDT dumping ground

Decades ago, the Los Angeles coast was a dumping ground for thousands of barrels of acid sludge laced with the toxic pesticide DDT. The ocean buried the evidence for generations. No one could see it — until now.

www.latimes.com

Climate justice is at the center of the Biden-Harris plan for tribal nations

The plan promises to “immediately and ambitiously” tackle the unique effects that climate change will have on Indigenous communities.
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Get out the vote efforts in farm country are reaching young, Latinx, and rural voters

The pandemic has moved voter outreach online. And in states like Iowa, it’s bringing a renewed focus to a voting block focused on working conditions in ag and sustainable food systems.
civileats.com

Brave New Arctic: Sea ice has yet to form off of Siberia, worrying scientists

The Arctic is setting records for low sea ice extent for this time of year, with the 2020 refreeze now 500,000+ square kilometers behind a record set in 2019 — a sign the region may be entering a new climate regime.
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Richard Fuchs, Calum Brown, Mark Rounsevell: Europe’s Green Deal offshores environmental damage to other nations

Importing millions of tonnes of crops and meat each year undercuts farming standards in the European Union and destroys tropical forests.
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USDA: Iowa farmland used to raise organic corn, other crops climbs 30%

After years of low prices for conventional crops, more Iowa farmers are going organic, a new USDA survey shows. Corn, eggs and milk lead Iowa's sales.
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How air pollution can increase food deliveries, plastic waste

A new study shows how people contribute to the ever-growing problem of plastic waste while trying to avoid exposure to air pollution.
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Could crate-free pork become the new industry standards?

California’s tough animal welfare law bans gestation crates for pork production—and producers are bracing for the 2022 deadline.
civileats.com

How to grow a hydroponic garden

It’s getting cold out there. Take your pandemic gardening inside.
www.nytimes.com

In Madagascar, endangered lemurs find a private refuge

Climate change is shifting the habitats of endangered species and requiring conservation scientists to think outside traditional park boundaries.
www.nytimes.com

Can California’s top wine region survive the era of megafire?

As the climate crisis brings increasingly unpredictable fire seasons, the future of the $43bn industry is uncertain.

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Jan Dutkiewicz, Gabriel N. Rosenberg: Instead of reengineering cows, just eat less meat

Meat consumption is the third rail in climate politics. But no amount of ingenuity is going to make feedlots good for the environment.
newrepublic.com

Plant-based food: Nothing wrong with a veggie burger

Whether they are committed carnivores or vigorous vegans, consumers need to be encouraged to read the ingredients on packs to understand what they are eating and how their food has arrived on their plate. This is about nutrition, not politics.

www.theguardian.com

Europe moves to protect nature, but faces criticism over subsidizing farms

The proposal would protect 30 percent of the continent’s land and water by 2030.
www.nytimes.com