CA: Rural/Farming
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
'Regenerative' beef gets boost from California universities
By Naoki Nitta for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public Ne…
Midwest community activists slam proposed CA emissions incentives
Community groups in the Midwest are worried a change in California carbon emissions policy could hurt quality of life in the nation's heartland…
How can California solve its water woes? By flooding its best farmland
By Jake Bittle for Grist.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Grist-Public News Service Collaboration Th…
California leads way in low-carbon school meals
By Naoki Nitta for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public Ne…
CA farm animal cruelty law takes full effect
Pork sold in California will now have to comply with Proposition 12. The law bans some types of extreme confinement of farm animals, specifically …
New grant helps CA farmworker women grow sustainable gardens
Women across California who are farmworkers will get help to maintain home and community gardens using fewer pesticides. It is the goal of a grant …
Anti-hunger advocates seek federal funds, honor CA lawmaker
Groups that fight hunger are calling for a fair shake in the upcoming farm bill, which provides federal matching funds for programs that help low-…
Renewable Natural Gas: Climate Change Solution or False Hope?
By John Carey for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the…
Dairy Farmers Press for National Plan to Stabilize Milk Prices
Dairy farms have been going out of business left and right in California and across the country - in part, they say, because milk prices are so …
Hedgerows: Can They Help Save the Planet?
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Networ…
Regenerative Gala to Spotlight Ethical Consumerism
To kick off Earth Month in April, a Bay Area event called the Regenerative Gala will promote the concepts of ethical consumerism and fashion and art …
Healthy Soil Can Be a Climate Change Solution
By Caleigh Wells for KCRW.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News S…