Food and farms

Food and farms

Meati is turning fungi into climate-friendly steaks. Will diners bite?

The sustainable food startup just raised another $100 million to try and break through a tough market for alternative meats.

By Julian Spector . 27 June 2024
Electrification

Can electric woks produce great stir-fry?

Many chefs are asking what a future without gas will mean for culinary traditions.

By Akielly Hu . 17 May 2024
Air travel

Can corn ethanol really help decarbonize US air travel?

The Biden administration will allow ethanol producers to access tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel. Farmers and climate groups have mixed reactions.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 May 2024
Solar

Ohio greenlights massive solar, storage and agrivoltaics project

Oak Run will be Ohio's largest solar installation and the nation's biggest agrivoltaics project, spanning 6,000 acres and totaling 800 MW.

By Eric Wesoff . 21 March 2024
Transportation

Is CARB staff blocking reform at California’s clean transport program?

Members of the agency’s board have raised concerns about the role biofuels play in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Critics say CARB's staff hasn’t acted on them.

By Jeff St. John . 14 March 2024
Food and farms

California’s biofuel bias is hampering its EV future. Can that change?

The California Air Resources Board is at a crossroads: It can stay the course on its widely criticized Low Carbon Fuel Standard — or transform it to meet climate goals.

By Jeff St. John . 12 March 2024
Food and farms

Cultivated meat could help decarbonize food. Florida wants to ban it

The state’s Republican-led legislature could ban the emerging tech, which some see as a long-term pathway to fixing the meat industry’s huge emissions problem.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 15 February 2024
Wind

Wind power helps this Kansas cattle ranch survive

Since 2005, supplemental income from hosting 50 wind turbines has helped the fourth-generation family operation keep its head above water.

By Bridgett Ennis . 22 January 2024
Food and farms

Biochar is a proven form of carbon removal. Can it scale up?

The soil-based charcoal can sequester carbon for long periods of time, and unlike high-tech carbon removal, it’s relatively straightforward to do today.

By Max Graham . 2 October 2023
Podcast

Reviving the stagnant market for plant-based meat

After a record run of growth, why have sales of plant-based meat declined in the U.S.? And what would it take to turn things around?

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By Shayle Kann . 41 min . 28 September 2023