As Hog Farmers Consider Renewable Energy, Critics Warn of Greenwashing
“A biogas boondoggle” by Barry Yeoman looks at how the hog-farming industry in North Carolina is jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon. But critics say it is a form of greenwashing that does...
View ArticleSolutions to Food Waste at School (Inverse Food Waste Special Series)
“The cafeteria as classroom” by Bridget Huber is the fourth part of our special series with Inverse on the environmental impact of food waste — and what can be done about it. Public schools feed a lot...
View ArticleWhy Some Grocery Stores Overstock Food (Inverse Food Waste Special Series)
“The rotten secret plaguing America’s grocery stores” by Bryce Covert is the third part of our special series with Inverse on the environmental impact of food waste — and what can be done about it. It...
View ArticleRating Gadgets that Claim to Reduce Food Waste (Inverse Food Waste Special...
“Five gadgets to fight food waste” is the second part of our special series with Inverse on the environmental impact of food waste — and what can be done about it. Reporter Michael Parks presents...
View ArticleMindfulness and Frugality Can Help Limit Food Waste (Inverse Food Waste...
“A week in the life of a big-time food waster” by Christopher Ketcham is the first part of our special series with Inverse on the environmental impact of food waste — and what can be done about it. It...
View ArticleHow a Norwegian Fishing Spot Grew Into a Global Seafood Capital
In “The crab kings,” by Andrew S. Lewis, FERN explores how Stalin, Putin, and climate change inadvertently turned Norway’s most desperate fishing spot into a global seafood capital. Our media partner...
View ArticleInside the Corn Dispute Between the U.S. and Mexico
In “The U.S.-Mexico tortilla war,” Alexander Zaitchik takes a close look at the trade dispute that is putting a spotlight on food sovereignty, GMOs, a controversial weedkiller, public health, and the...
View ArticleA Tribal Elder’s Fight to Reclaim His Community’s Water Rights
“In California, a native people fight to recover their stolen waters,” by Teresa Cotsirilos, analyzes a study of centuries-old irrigation ditches that suggests theNüümü people could rightfully lay...
View ArticleHydropower Projects Have Serious Greenhouse Problems
In “The whole dam truth,” by Christopher Ketcham, FERN explores how despite hydropower projects being celebrated as tools to address the climate crisis, they are far from climate neutral and the...
View ArticleCan Maine Lead the Way to a Future Without Forever Chemicals?
“Sludge report,” by Bridget Huber, visits Dostie Farm — a small, family-run farm in Maine that had to stop producing because of contamination from a class of chemicals known as PFAS, or “forever...
View ArticleFERN Explores Solutions to Ranching Industry’s Toxic Grass Problem
“The ranching industry’s toxic grass problem,” by Robert Langellier, takes a close look at America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue that dominates the region’s...
View ArticleHow The Farm Bill Can Empower Tribal Nations (The Farm Bill Fight Special...
“Tribal nations want more control over their food supply” by Bridget Huber is the fifth and final part of our special series in partnership with Mother Jones. A pilot program included in the 2018 farm...
View ArticleFERN Explores Limitations of Growing Tobacco
In “Growing tobacco in the United States no longer makes sense,” Duncan Murrell analyzes how tobacco kills millions each year, has little productive use, and even its farmers see the end coming. Our...
View ArticleSupporting Essential Farm Workers (The Farm Bill Fight Special Series)
“The essential workers missing from the farm bill” by Teresa Cotsirilos is the fourth part of our special series in partnership with Mother Jones. It explores how the farm bill has long supported farm...
View ArticleThe Farm Bill’s Complex — and Sometimes Tragic — History (The Farm Bill Fight...
“The farm bill hall of shame” by Claire Kelloway is the third part of our special series in partnership with Mother Jones. Why is the farm bill such an important piece of legislation? Because it’s at...
View ArticlePartisan Politics are Split on Federal Food Programs
In “Why are GOP governors taking food out of the mouths of poor kids?,” Bryce Covert analyzes how partisan politics are spoiling food subsidies for 8 million children. Our media partner for this...
View ArticleAligning Farmer Support with Conservation Compliance (The Farm Bill Fight...
“Want farmers to protect the environment?” by Tom Philpott is the second part of our special series in partnership with Mother Jones. Since 1985, the USDA has offered financial subsidies to farmers...
View ArticleHow Politics Slow Efforts for an Equitable Food System (The Farm Bill Fight...
In “When must-pass meets mega-partisan,” the first part of our special series in partnership with Mother Jones, Lee Drutman and Dustin Wahl explore the urgent issues a new farm bill must address. The...
View ArticleA More Efficient Way to Generate Solar Energy
In “Ethanol is just comically inefficient solar energy,” Tom Philpott examines how to generate cleaner energy by phasing out ethanol and instead designating a portion of land that grows feedstock for...
View ArticleUSDA’s Climate-Smart Partnerships Promise to Serve BIPOC Farmers
In “Can $3 billion persuade Black farmers to trust the USDA?,” Amy Mayer examines the agency’s climate-smart initiative to make amends for its long history of discrimination. Early results suggest it...
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