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U.S. Is Backing Anaerobic Digesters. Scientists and Advocates Say Stronger Guardrails Are Needed.
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (136+ words) Climate & Pollution Climate There are no federal methane standards for manure digesters, leaving operators to rely on voluntary guidance. News • Climate • Policy Words by Gaea Cabico Gaea Cabico is Sentient's editorial fellow, and an award-winning journalist from the Philippines who…...
Is the EU About To Give the Meat Industry a Pass on Methane Emissions?
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (136+ words) Climate & Pollution Climate Calling it “biogenic methane” is a red flag for climate scientists. News • Climate • Policy Words by Seth Millstein Seth Millstein is a writer and musician living in the Bay Area. He has helped launch several early-stage journalism…...
How Trump’s Fishing Expansion Threatens Pacific Waters
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (132+ words) Sentient - Do Not Process My Personal Information News • Policy • Trump 2.0 Words by Gaea Cabico Gaea Cabico is Sentient's editorial fellow, and an award-winning journalist from the Philippines who reports on climate change, environmental issues and energy through a social justice…...
Heat Is Killing Wildlife Across the Animal Kingdom. A New Forecasting Tool May Help.
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (122+ words) Climate & Pollution Climate The tool forecasts heat risks for wildlife in some regions months in advance. But questions remain about whether this information can prevent deaths at a large scale. Solutions • Climate • Wildlife Words by Kiley Price Anaerobic digester loans…...
California Almonds Depend on Billions of Bees. ‘Bitter Honey’ Asks at What Cost
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (110+ words) A new book reports how beekeeping operations are more like livestock megafarms. Review • Food • Industry Words by Sara Hashemi Sara Hashemi is an environmental journalist and fact-checker currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Sierra, Smithsonian,…...
Breeding Climate-Friendly Livestock May Come at the Expense of Farm Animal Welfare
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (130+ words) Climate & Pollution Climate A new report argues that focusing solely on climate emissions can result in breeding programs that increase animal suffering. News • Climate • Research Words by Emily Payne Emily Payne is a journalist covering the intersection of food, agriculture,…...
USDA Extends Pause on Loans for Controversial Digesters That Turn Manure Into Biogas
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) Sentient - Do Not Process My Personal Information Climate & Pollution Climate Anaerobic digester loans showed “significant delinquency rates,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, while environmental groups see the technology driving an expansion of large-scale animal farming operations. News • Climate…...
Faster Slaughterhouse Line Speeds Are Increasingly a Climate Problem
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (132+ words) Climate & Pollution Climate Reacting to Trump administration proposals calling for higher-paced processing, critics say protections for workers, animals and food safety are not the only concerns. Feature • Big Meat • Climate Words by Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News Analysis of 33 top…...
With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (116+ words) Climate & Pollution Climate After years of worsening water quality, the move marks Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first official action to tackle harmful agricultural nutrients in state waterways. Critics say it’s “too little too late.” News • Climate • Pollution Words by Anika Jane…...
Almost 20 Percent of Americans Are Drinking Nitrate Contaminated Water
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (606+ words) A new analysis links manure and the overapplication of fertilizer from agriculture to contaminated water, and suggests the EPA’s allowed limits are too high to prevent nitrate-related cancer, thyroid disease and birth defects. News • Health • Toxic Planet Words by Seth…...