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The world is addicted to soy — in Paraguay, these farmers pay the ultimate price

The world is addicted to soy — in Paraguay, these farmers pay the ultimate price

In landlocked Paraguay, residents of a farming colony struggle to survive as soy monocultures choke the ecosystem and pesticides poison both the soil and the people.
Poisoned ground: Dealing with Washington’s legacy of pesticides

Poisoned ground: Dealing with Washington’s legacy of pesticides

A new program is helping developers and landowners clean up former orchard lands once doused with dangerous lead arsenate.

Joe Biden can make the TVA  great again

Joe Biden can make the Tennessee Valley Authority great again

The president has the power to reform the wayward Tennessee Valley Authority. It’s a bigger deal than you think.
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The North Carolina hog industry's answer to pollution: A $500m pipeline project
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The North Carolina hog industry's answer to pollution: A $500m pipeline project

Instead of implementing safer systems, activists say Smithfield Foods is seeking to profit from hog waste under the guise of 'renewable energy'.

Fighting voter suppression, environmental racism, and corporate agriculture in hog country
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Fighting voter suppression, environmental racism, and corporate agriculture in hog country

In an election like none before it, the residents of North Carolina—particularly the state’s hog- and poultry-intensive eastern counties—are fighting long odds to regain the power of their vote.
Air quality in the U.S. is improving due to coronavirus lockdown
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Air quality in the U.S. is improving due to coronavirus lockdown

The pandemic response has cleared the air from Los Angeles to Wuhan, China.
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