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The east coast of the U.S. has been experiencing a punishing heat wave over the past week, with cities like Washington D.C. hitting 100 degrees and breaking all kinds of heat-related records.
Corn is a problem. Or rather, America’s growing reliance on government corn subsidies to power our everyday lives.