Medium Rare: What’s Next For Meat?

June 12, 2026

Industrial agriculture accounts for a significant share of global emissions, but meat alternatives face real hurdles in becoming a mainstay of

Beyond the Obvious: What We’re Watching in 2026

January 23, 2026

We’re only about a month into the new year, and already so much has happened – from the Trump administration’s forcible removal of Venezuela’s

Crop Shoot: Farmers Caught Up In Policy Turmoil

January 16, 2026

Agriculture is directly responsible for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates emissions from

Super Pollutants: The Hidden Half of Global Warming

June 13, 2025

About half of global warming is driven by pollutants that aren’t carbon dioxide. There are several of these “super pollutants” — so named because of

You Gonna Finish That? Saving Good Food from Going Bad

May 31, 2024

Globally, one-third of food produced every year is wasted. That’s enough to feed about 2 billion people — twice the number of people who are

Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag & Going Big on Climate

June 23, 2023

Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems  also impact local economies

Climate Smart Agriculture with Secretary Tom Vilsack

February 17, 2023

From tilling soil to fertilizer use to belching and farting cows, agriculture is a major climate polluter, responsible for around 11 percent of U.S

Digging Deep into the Next Farm Bill

June 10, 2022

Roughly every five years, the U.S. designs and implements a new farm bill, which sets federal policy on agriculture across a huge swath of programs

Vandana Shiva and the Hubris of Manipulating Nature

July 30, 2021

What are the limits on how much humans should meddle with the natural world?  Vandana Shiva is an eco-feminist, activist, editor, and author who has

Extreme Heat: The Silent Killer

June 25, 2021

Last week’s heat wave across the western United States busted more records – a trend that doesn’t seem to be going away.  Despite the serious threats