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Feb 26, 2024 | 
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In January 2022, Susan Stoefen was listening to the Scott County Board of Supervisors’ meeting when she first heard the rumblings of an “innovative solution” for reducing carbon emissions from Iowa’s polluting ethanol industry. The energy company Wolf Carbon Solutions was touting carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), which purports to capture carbon at ethanol facilities and transport the gas via pipeline for underground storage.
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
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Much of what the agricultural industry calls “renewable natural gas” or RNG is really factory farm biogas. “Biogas” or RNG refers to the mixture of gases that are produced after organic materials are broken down in a process called anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion is as simple as it is dirty. Waste goes into an oxygen-free space called a digester, and even more waste and gas (mostly methane and carbon dioxide) come out.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
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Daniele GerardDaniele Gerard is a senior staff attorney at Children’s Rights, a national advocacy organization that holds government systems accountable for protecting kids and keeping families together. She received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Angie Aker
Shawn McKenzieShawn is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, an interdisciplinary academic center at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. With a diverse portfolio of research, education, and practice activities the Center addresses some of the most pressing issues in food systems affecting public health and the environment. Shawn has extensive experience in the development of public health programs and previously served in several leadership capacities at the Center.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Angie Aker
Recent analyses by Physicians for Social Responsibility found evidence suggesting that PFAS and precursors (related chemicals that can break down into PFAS) have been used in fracking fluids in thousands of wells across several states. For instance, oil and gas companies injected at least 43,000 pounds of PTFE/Teflon across 73 Texas counties. However, the prevalence is likely understated, given disclosure loopholes that allow companies to withhold chemical identities as trade secrets.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Angie Aker
What Is Supply Management and How Can It Save Our Food System?
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Angie Aker
How Climate-Fueled Storms and Floods Threaten Our Clean WaterHow Climate-Fueled Storms and Floods Threaten Our Clean WaterWhat Is Supply Management and How Can It Save Our Food System?
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Aug 8, 2023 | 
upworthy.com | Angie Aker
When you're a kid, kind words from a caring adult can make such a lasting impression. Schools can have so much at stake with their testing results, they often inadvertently transfer that pressure onto the students. That's exactly what happened to Indiana third-grader Rylan as he was gearing up for something most kids dread: standardized testing week. His teacher, who has asked to remain anonymous, gave each of her students a letter and a cookie before the big test.
