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Is the USDA’s spending on ‘climate-smart’ farming actually helping the climate?
-A new report asks whether supposedly green livestock practices have proven benefits.
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AgricultureCollaborationHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsNative Farm Bill Coalition Leaders Critical of USDA Equity Commission Final Report
-In a critical response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission Final Report, the Native Farm Bill Coalition co-chairs say the report doesn’t adequately address inequities in Indian Country.
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Why Chicago will take decades to replace lead pipes
-The EPA proposed new rules that would remove lead pipes from America’s drinking water infrastructure over the next decade. Chicago is a notable exception.
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Ratepayers still paying for closing coal plants?
-In Wisconsin, several coal plants have announced plans to shut down. But ratepayers are still saddled with the cost.
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AgricultureCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsSupreme Court poop dispute could have big impact on Michigan environment
-How far can Michigan go in its quest to limit farm pollution in Michigan’s lakes and rivers? That’s the subject of a case now before the state’s highest court.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan farm czar: Our fight against Lake Erie pollution isn’t working
-Ahead of a gathering to assess the health of Lake Erie, Michigan acknowledges it won’t meet a 2025 deadline to cut phosphorus runoff into the lake by 40 percent.
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Harmful algal blooms
-Harmful algal blooms exist throughout the Great Lakes, but are especially pervasive in the western basin of Lake Erie.
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AgricultureCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsMinnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply
-Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming
-But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
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Some banned pesticides fade from Great Lakes air, while others persist
-Urban versus rural pesticide use may be key to understanding why some chemicals dissipate more quickly than others.
