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New Study Shows Strong Link Between Industrialized Agriculture and Declining Bird Populations
Pesticides, fertilizers and habitat destruction are the likely culprits.
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North Carolina Created Complaint Systems for Its Factory Farms. They Don’t Work Very Well.
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Ten Million Tons of Manure In California Are Unaccounted for, New Report Shows
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Can Black Soldier Fly Larvae Tackle the Manure and Antibiotic Resistance Problems in our Food System?
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Minnesota Asks the Public Whether Groundwater Rule Is Enough to Curb Farm Fertilizer Pollution, Following Lawsuit
Officials seek public input as critics say current rule has failed to reduce nitrate pollution.
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Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves. Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame.
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