Earthquakes and Blowouts Undermine Case for Carbon Storage in Texas January 7, 2025 By Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields, putting the state at the...
US Issues Order Mandating Bird Flu Testing of Milk Supply December 9, 2024 By Leah Douglas The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture...
Environmental Group Sues Tyson Foods for Alleged False Climate Claims September 19, 2024 By Leah Douglas An environmental group is suing Tyson Foods for allegedly misleading consumers by saying it will reach net-zero emissions by 2050...
US Undercounts Bird Flu in Cattle as Farmers Shun Testing August 15, 2024 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers’ reluctance to test...
Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear August 5, 2024 By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective...
Chicken Culling, Disposal Raise Concern as Bird Flu Spreads July 19, 2024 By Leah Douglas The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts’ concerns that the process of...
Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear July 17, 2024 By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective...
Food Safety Regulators Expand Bird Flu Testing in Milk Products June 26, 2024 By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as...
US to Provide Nearly $200M to Contain Bird Flu Spread on Dairy Farms May 13, 2024 By Leah Douglas The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among...
Federal Crop Insurance Provides Billions in Profit for Insurers, Says USDA December 5, 2023 By Leah Douglas Roughly one-third of U.S. government spending to insure the nation’s crops since 2011 has gone to insurance companies that derive...