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Cheese Store at The Ethical Dairy

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Why I can once again eat cheese with a clear conscience

I thought there was no way around cheese being an environmental and ethical disaster, but a new approach to dairy farming has proved me wrong, says Graham Lawton

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Larry Brown, owner of Brown's Farm, which produces sustainable eggs for NestFresh, walks around the property in Gonzales, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Farmers are betting they can profit further with specialty eggs by adding another layer of premiumization: eggs from a special type of sustainable farm that can be trumpeted as being better for the planet. Photographer: Mary Kang/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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We already have ethical options for replacing industrial farming

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Many US wetlands have now lost protections from the Clean Water Act

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US Supreme Court slashes protections for wetlands

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A kelp forest, dominated by giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), grows off the coast of northern California. This is an important habitat for a diverse array of eastern Pacific marine life.; Shutterstock ID 179694674; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The Seaweed Revolution review: How to save the world with seaweed

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US approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

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MAMMOTH LAKES, CA - JULY 28: An aerial view of a forest killed by carbon dioxide near drought-shrunken Horseshoe Lake which may again release deadly levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, on July 28, 2022 near Mammoth Lakes, California. During a series of earthquakes in 1989 and 1990, magma movement opened underground cracks that began releasing Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas that killed a nearby section of forest. The invisible, odorless and tasteless gas is heavier than air and tends to settle over the lake and in snow, and could quickly prove deadly to humans in large amounts. The overwhelming majority of climate-effecting greenhouse gas emissions by humans is carbon dioxide. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Warming temperatures are creating ‘zombie forests’ in California

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2ND5P9N WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, the United States. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train consist, 10 of which derailed, according to the NTSB, a U.S. government agency responsible f

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Ohio train derailment killed more than 40,000 aquatic animals

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Long freight train in the middle of the desert of California.

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US freight trains are getting longer – is that safe?

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An aerial photo shows the cleanup continuing in East Palestine

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Ohio train derailment: Investigators outline facts of the accident

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An aerial view of the derailment in Ohio on 8 February

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Ohio train derailment: What we know about the toxic chemical spill

A train derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio, releasing hazardous chemicals into the air, soil and water – and raising concerns about health effects for residents

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The push to grant legal rights to nature is gaining momentum

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In 2023, we have many opportunities to build a better future

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Heat pump uses a loudspeaker and wet strips of paper to cool air

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Down to Earth with Zac Efron review: Eco-doc series makes green sexy

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