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June 11, 2025
A California dairy tried to capture its methane. It worked.
A University of California, Riverside study shows dairy digesters can reduce methane emissions on farms by roughly 80 percent, which matches estimates state officials have used in their climate planning.

June 06, 2025
‘On Hunger’ recasts hunger in history, industry
Dana Simmons wants you to know that if you are hungry, it is not your fault.
In her recently released book, “On Hunger: Violence and Craving in America, from Starvation to Ozempic,” published by UC Press, Simmons challenges the idea that hunger is a natural result of scarcity as she explores patterns and systems of manufacturing hunger to manipulate people, especially marginalized groups.
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