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The fishing industry fears wind energy in the Atlantic and Pacific will upend livelihoods and disturb marine life.

Grey Moran is a senior reporter at Civil Eats and a freelance journalist based in New Orleans. Their work focuses on climate change, public health, the

Bryce Oates, a regular contributor to Civil Eats, Daily Yonder and other pubs has launched a newsletter that comes from a rural perspective. In this episode we talk about the new WOTUS controversy, and all the bluster and drama that plays out in a rule that essentially regulates nothing, but some would like us to believe our food supply is at risk from protecting water supplies.

Georgia farmers are watching a bill that is being reintroduced in Congress for ways to help their farms become more sustainable and less likely to contribute to the warming climate. The Agriculture Resilience Act is making a comeback this year after languishing in Congress since 2019. Its goal is to make agriculture a net-zero emissions industry by 2040. ...

Carbon offset programmes faced fresh scrutiny as a governing body for the voluntary carbon market issued new quality standards.

Op-ed: Emergency food initiatives prevented hunger during the pandemic. But to build a healthy future, we need to design a community-centered food system instead of simply responding to crises.

We asked you to share your stories about wildlife in your communities. Your responses reminded us about the beauty in this world.

By Twilight Greenaway for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Last August, Zack Smith welcomed a group of farmers, agricultural researchers, and investors to his mid-sized farm just south of the Iowa-Minnesota border for a field day. It was warm out, shorts weather, and around 35 people sat on straw bales listening as the young, fifth-generation farmer—who has gained a devoted...

Intricate designs painted by biscuit artist Ella Hawkins are part of a lengthy baking tradition

Joan Bailey is a Wisconsin-based food journalist. Her work has appeared in Gastro Obscura, the Japan Times, Modern Farmer, Civil Eats and Permaculture magazine, among others. You can find examples of her articles and essays at joandbailey.com.