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Getting Past Scientized Scrutiny
Too often, reporting on food and agriculture treats science as a singular source of truth.
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The Blue Amazon, Brazil’s New Natural Resources Frontier
The Atlantic ocean is Brazil's last frontier to the east.
Republicans Aim to Preempt Local Democracy, Target Fracking Bans
Texas Republicans approved a bill blocking Denton's fracking ban and gutting cities' ability to regulate the industry.
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Rising Trade Deficit Slows Job Growth in Manufacturing
The Labor Department reported the economy created 223,000 jobs in April.
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Campaign Against Glyphosate Steps Up in Latin America
After the World Health Organisation declared glyphosate a probable carcinogen, the campaign has intensified in Latin America to ban the herbicide.
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#BlackLivesMatter – Alicia Garza on the Hashtag That Became a Civil Rights Movement
#BlackLivesMatter began before Ferguson.
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Chicago Passes Ordinance Granting Reparations to Police Torture Survivors
A UN committee called on the US government to bring the perpetrators in the Burge case to justice.
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Abandoned Uranium Mines Plague Navajo Nation
Mining companies left behind a legacy of poisoned wells.
Shift to Renewables Seems Inevitable, but Is It Fast Enough?
Experts say the global transition is already well underway.
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Guilty of Mental Illness
Parker, a home care worker, feels overwhelmed by years of trying to solve the problem of how to keep her mentally ill son from cycling in and out of …