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Food, Agriculture
Anthropogenic emissions of methane in the United States
Source: JournalistsResource.orgDrug-resistant infections and their surging economic costs
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe issue: Since penicillin was introduced in the 1940s, antibiotics have saved countless lives. But we have used these drugs so much for so long that the diseases they once killed have adapted and developed immunity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 23,000 Americans now die each year from infections by bacteria that are impervious to antibiotics.
How soda taxes affect the price of soft drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages: A look at Berkeley, California
Source: JournalistsResource.orgFalse label claims about high and rising alcohol content of wine
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Many countries require labeling and reporting of alcohol levels in beverages, but the accuracy of these claims may be far from perfect, at least in the case of wines.
Global land and water grabbing
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Marine animal extinctions and increasing dangers for oceans
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHuman activity has negatively affected animal populations on land for tens of thousands of years, with numerous instances where unsustainable hunting practices or deliberate, widespread acts of eradication have led to what scientists call “defaunation” — the human-caused global extinction of a species.