Causes www.nytimes.com E.U. farm chief pledges to tackle corruption in subsidy program The vow follows a New York Times investigation showing how one of the world’s largest subsidy programs enriches far-right leaders, bankrolls oligarchs and underwrites Mafia tactics.
Impacts www.bbc.com 'Green gold' tree offers Brazil deforestation hope Trees that help keep soils fertile could slow deforestation in Brazil's "arc of destruction".
Solutions www.yaleclimateconnections.org Water utility collaborates with farmers to clean up pollution NEW Water, a utility in northwest Wisconsin, wanted to stop phosphorus pollution at its source.
