Climate researchers have long grappled with how to get Americans to eat less beef, a food with a huge global warming impact. Now some are thinking about it through the lens of gender.
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One restaurant has a way to fight food waste: Making food out of ‘trash’
Shuggie’s Trash Pie chef David Murphy shares three easy recipes for transforming unloved leftover ingredients into delicious eats.
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Climate change makes farming easier in Alaska. Indigenous growers hope to lead the way
Climate change threatens many traditional foods in Alaska. But it’s also making farming more possible. A new training program aims to help Alaska Native communities grow more of their own food.
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Gas stoves may soon come with a tobacco-style health warning label in California
In California, gas stoves may come with a health warning label.
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These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind
Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices.
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Climate change prompted these scientists to reinvent chocolate
Climate change is driving more extreme weather events in the region where many cocoa beans are grown. A brother-sister team in Germany is working on a solution: making chocolate without cocoa beans.
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Can eating less beef and dairy help save the Colorado River?
Nearly half of the water drawn from the Colorado River goes to feed for beef and dairy cows. Researchers say modest changes in American diets could help farmers use less water — and help the climate.
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Is getting food delivered worse for the climate? Sometimes it’s better
From meal kits to grocery service to restaurant delivery, we look at the carbon footprint of convenient food and the choices people can make to try to reduce it. Sometimes there are trade-offs.
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Regenerative agriculture is sold as a climate solution. Can it do all it says?
Governments and industries are pouring billions of dollars into so-called “regenerative agriculture.” But while scientists say some of these farming practices do reduce planet heating pollution, for others the science is less clear.
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These bakers want to make your bread tastier — with climate-resilient wheat
A team of scientists and bakers in the Pacific Northwest is searching for ways to make whole wheat bread resilient to a warming world — and more delicious.
