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This factsheet is part of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database project. For more information, read our full investigation into the meat industry’s messaging on climate change.
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California Oil Lobby Seeks to Strip Environmental Protections for Groundwater Amid Drought
By Aaron Cantu. This story originally appeared in Capitol and Main and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism...
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