Feds open investigation into major American chicken companies over use of child labor

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A Tyson Foods truck parked at a food warehouse in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Texas farmers are getting hammered by volatile weather events, making it harder for many to make a living

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Dale Murden on his farm in Texas.

Jason Garza as shot for The Texas Tribune

This article is part of Insider's "The True Cost of Extreme Weather" project. Read more here.

If a single farm produced all the food wasted in the US, it would be the size of California and New York combined. We're the culprits.

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Shuggie's, a San Francisco restaurant, uses food that would otherwise go to waste to create meals.

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Thieves reportedly stole $500,000 of olive oil after drought boosted prices, turning it into 'liquid gold'

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A woman chooses a bottle of extra virgin olive oil from a supermarket shelf
A bottle of extra virgin olive oil in a supermarket.

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Russia is demanding Norway pay up to $4.4 million in compensation after 42 Norwegian reindeer wandered across the border

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Reindeer during the 10th Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2 a 153.4km stage from Alta to Hammerfest on August 18, 2023 in Hammerfest, Norway.
Reindeer during the 10th Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2 a 153.4km stage from Alta to Hammerfest on August 18, 2023 in Hammerfest, Norway.

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Cargill ingredients are probably in every meal you eat. That makes the company's environmental goals a big deal.

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Pilar Cruz
Pilar Cruz, chief sustainability officer at Cargill.

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Jack Ma started off as a school teacher and built China's Amazon. But 3 years after Beijing cracked down on his tech businesses, Ma's now turned to farming.

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Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.
Jack Ma started off as a school teacher and built China's Amazon. But 3 years after Beijing cracked down on his tech businesses, Ma's now turned to farming.

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More than 25% of biodiversity is under our feet — but we're destroying it. A biotech startup that's raised $56 million has a plan to help save our soil.

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One Planet Banner Test

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A cross between domestic pigs and wild boars was intentionally bred in Canada. The resulting 'super pigs' escaped captivity and could be invading the US.

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Feral pigs are already a nuisance in southern US states, but
Feral pigs are already a nuisance in southern US states, but "super pigs" from Canada could be invading from the north.

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To survive nuclear apocalypse, you may have to eat nothing but mushrooms, rats, and insects

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Raphael Manet checks the growth of oyster mushrooms at the "Bunker Comestible," (the "edible bunker") in Strasbourg, France.

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